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Clinical pilot trial of diameter reduced implant retained overdenture prothesis in the edentulous mandible with 2 or 4 locatorlike attachments

Clinical pilot trial of diameter reduced implant retained overdenture prothesis in the edentulous mandible with 2 or 4 locatorlike attachments - Easy-Con Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00005497
Enrollment
25
Registered
2014-02-25
Start date
2013-07-08
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

K08.2

Interventions

Group 1: Crossover Option A: 2 implants in regio 2 with EASY-CON attachments (regio 4 implants unloaded) with high retention force Group 2: Crossover Option B: 4 implants in regio 2 and regio 4 mit

Sponsors

Poliklinik für Zahnärztliche Prothetik
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: poitiv consent statement; full age; edentulous lower jaw; adaquate bone in vertical and horizontal dimension; informed about alternative treatment options; the advantages and disadvantages as well as corresponding costs; decision against alternative treatment option;

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: A lack of consent, minority or limited legal capacity provide for the exclusion of patients from the study. There must be no change of location of the patient to be planned. Patients who suffer from bruxism (teeth grinding), pregnant and lactating women, and patients after Radatio in the jaw / face area, bisphosphonate therapy within the last ten years or bleeding diathesis are also excluded. Patients with inadequate bone, are also excluded from participation.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Chancge of masticatory efficacy (chewing test) on lower jaw prothesis retained with/without llocatorlike attachments on interforaminal diameter reduced implants after 3, 6, and 9 months post operative

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Test intervals: 3, 6, 9 and 12 months postoperative Quality of Life before and after implant insertion with option A and B (questionaire OHIP) Recording of functional change of stomatognathic by using EMG-Activity with option A and B Patients' Expectation (Questionaire) Prosthetic Complications (clinical examinsation) Survivalrate of diameter reduced implants (clinical examinsation)

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactStefanie Kappel

Poliklinik für Zahnärztliche ProthetikUniversität Heidelberg

mzk-prothetik@med.uni-heidelberg.de06221-56/6040

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026