Comparing the Secondary Stability of Dental Implants: Immediate Gradual Loading Versus Early Loading Protocol in Posterior Maxilla

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• Conditions: Transmucosal Healing; Bone Loss; Dental Implant
• Interventions: Procedure: immediate progressive loading using gingival formers; Procedure: submerged healing

• Registration Number: NCT02309125
• Lead Sponsor: Cairo University

Brief Summary

The aim of this split mouth study is to compare which method is better in reducing bone loss and healing times following implants. Specifically, the two methods investigated will be immediate gradual loading and early loading protocol.

Research Hypothesis Immediate gradual loading using gingival formers is superior to early loading protocols in improving bone quality and thus reducing the healing time.

Detailed Description

These two methods (gradual loading and early loading) will both be used in implants patients with the aim to compare which protocol leads to a better outcome for the patient.

A 'better outcome' is defined as the method, which leads to the least crestal bone loss, and the fastest healing time.

Immediate gradually loaded side: will include transmucosal healing of dental implants using gingival formers which will be replaced every 2 weeks by consequent larger size gingival former.i.e. at surgery time the implants will receive 2 mm height gingival former which will be swapped by 3 mm, 4 mm, 5 mm and the last is 6 mm

early loaded side: implants will be submerged from the surgery time till loading time (2 month).

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2014-11
• Study Start: 2014-12
• Study First Submitted: 2014-12-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-12-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-12-04
• Study First Posted: 2014-12-05
• Last Update Posted: 2014-12-05
• Primary Completion: 2015-03
• Study Completion: 2015-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
implant A	immediate progressive loading using gingival formers	will include implants with immediate progressive loading using gingival formers of different sizes
implant B	submerged healing	The implants will remain submerged from surgery time till loading time 2 month.(submerged healing)

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
secondary stability of dental implant (ISQ Osstell Mentol)	2 month	ISQ Osstell Mentol

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Bone loss using Periapical Radiographic (Long Cone Paralleling technique)	2 month	using Periapical Radiographic (Long Cone Paralleling technique)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Faculty of oral & Dental Medicine. Cairo University; 🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt