Missing tooth
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - >18 years of age - Systemically healthy patients - Requiring extraction of at least one upper or lower asymptomatic front tooth or premolar - Presence of at least one neigboring tooth - Bleeding on probing <20% - Plaque index <20% - Capability to comply with the study procedures - Signed Informed Consent Form
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - > 80 years of age - Pregnant or lactating women - Skeletal immaturity - Known or suspected non-compliance, drug or alcohol abuse - Smokers (>20 cigarettes/day) - Buccal bony dehiscences up to 50% - Currently taking drugs that influence bone metabolism - History of malignancy, radiotherapy or chemotherapy for malignancy in the past 5 years - Untreated periodontitis - General medical contraindication for implant surgery
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome of this study will be the difficulty of dental implant placement assessed by the clinician. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Clinical biological outcomes (probing depth (PD), marginal bleeding index (MBI), plaque index (PI), patient’s PICF, and saliva, and radiographic evaluations (marginal bone levels (MBL)), prophilometric measurements, experience of the clinician (years), impant insertion torque and PES will be avaluated at different timepoints. | — |
Countries
Switzerland
Contacts
University of Zurich Center of Dental Medicine Clinic of Reconstructive Dentistry