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Periimplantitis and soft-tissue defects of dental implants – A pilot study on the fixing of the suprastructure as a possible factor affecting aetiology

Periimplantitis and soft-tissue defects of dental implants – A pilot study on the fixing of the suprastructure as a possible factor affecting aetiology - InKo-Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00004158
Enrollment
20
Registered
2012-07-27
Start date
2013-11-11
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Retention of implant-supported single crowns K08.1

Interventions

Group 1: standard abutment Group 2: individual abutment

Sponsors

Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg Mund-Zahn-Kieferklinik, MZK II Poliklinik für Zahnärztliche Prothetik
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 100 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria consist of signing the informed consent, being in the age of 18-100 and legally competent. Only patients with a bonelevel-implant, that is osseointegrated and has no clinical signs of inflammation will be included. Patient must be informed in detail about the treatment procedure, the randomization and the costs.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria are: vulnerable patients, pregnancy or brestfed, patients with tissue level implants or bonelevel implants that have clinical signs of mucositis or periimplantitis, missing informed consent, refusing the randomization and patients with bisphosphonates or radiation therapy in the head or neck area.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary outcome is to examine the undetected excess cement on standard and individual abutments after 2 weeks (explorative examination).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary outcomes are the examination of the periimplant soft tissue for volumetric changes or signs of inflammation, and cases of loss of retention will also be documented.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactStefanie Kappel

Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg Mund-Zahn-Kieferklinik, MZK II Poliklinik für Zahnärztliche Prothetik

stefanie.kappel@med.uni-heidelberg.de+49/6221/566052

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 10, 2026