Sonographic examination to differentiate between peri-implant health, mucositis and peri-implantitis. Prospective 3-year cohort study

Sonographic examination to differentiate between peri-implant health, mucositis and peri-implantitis. Prospective 3-year cohort study - UIZ

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00033922

Enrollment

Registered

2024-04-08

Start date

2024-07-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-06

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Conditions

peri-implantitis

Interventions

Group 1: In the study, 50 patients from the Department of Orofacial Prosthetics and Functional Dentistry at the Medical Center for Dental, Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine in Marburg/Lahn were examined

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

21 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Implants and prosthetic restoration - Implants at least 3 years under load - Implants without clinical signs of inflammation - Implants without radiological bone resorption - Implants with machined smooth surface, parallel walls and hexagonal external connection (Brånemark Mark II and III, Nobel Biocare Zurich, Switzerland) - Implants with rough surface, parallel-walled and three-channel internal connection (Nobel Replace, Nobel Biocare Nobel Biocare Zurich, Switzerland) - Implants with lengths of 10 to 15 mm and diameters of 3.75 or 5 mm - Implants inserted epicrestally - Fixed prosthetic restorations (single crowns and bridges) Patients - Over 21 years of age at the time of implant placement - treated periodontal disease (chronic periodontitis; stage I-II with grade A-C). - No caries - no pregnancy - no current orthodontic treatment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Systemic diseases (e.g. cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, osteoporosis), untreated caries, pregnancy, current orthodontic treatment, drug and alcohol abuse, regular use of medication, mental illness, smokers.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Dynamic estimation of the degree of inflammation and quantification of tissue perfusion in sonographic images to differentiate between peri-implant health, mucositis and peri-implantitis.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Determination of the soft tissue dimension and bone level on implants in sonographic images and their correlation to peri-implant mucositis and peri-implantitis.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactReiner Mengel

Philipps-Universitär Marburg/Lahn, Med. Zentrum für Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferheilkunde, Abteilung für Orofaziale Prothetik und Funktionslehre

mengel@mailer.uni-marburg.de+496421 5863247

Outcome results

None listed

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