Implant-supported single tooth replacements in the aesthetic zone: a randomized clinical trial

Completed

• Conditions: Aandoeningen aan het gebit; Missing tooth

• Registration Number: NL-OMON41534
• Lead Sponsor: niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 6 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

-The patient is 18 years or older;
-The missing or lost tooth is an incisor (central or lateral), a canine or a first premolar in the maxilla. The adjacent teeth are natural teeth;
-Sufficient healthy and vital bone to insert a dental implant with a minimum length of 10 mm and at least 3.5 mm in diameter. In case of insufficient bone volume, a bone augmentation procedure will be performed with autologue bone. After three months of healing, the dental implant will then be inserted;
-The implant site must be free from infection;
-Adequate oral hygiene (modified plaque index and modified sulcus bleeding index <= 1);
-Sufficient mesio-distal, bucco-lingual, and interocclusal space for placement of an anatomic restoration;
-The patient is capable of understanding and giving informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

-Medical and general contraindications for the surgical procedures;
-Presence of an active and uncontrolled periodontal disease;
-Bruxism;
-Site of implant placement is an extraction wound younger than three months;
-Smoking (patients who stop smoking six weeks before the operation can be included);
-A history of local radiotherapy to the head and neck region.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Changes in marginal peri-implant bone loss</p><br>