Longitudinal Efficacy of Dental Implants in Anterior Areas

A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of the 3mm Maximus Dental Implant in Areas of Limited Tooth-to-tooth Spacing

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00641277

Acronym

Maximus

Enrollment

Registered

2008-03-24

Start date

2004-03-31

Completion date

2010-07-31

Last updated

2013-03-01

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Conditions

Edentulous

Keywords

endosseous dental implants, dental aesthetics

Brief summary

Dental implants are used in dentistry to reestablish function and appearance to areas of the mouth where natural teeth are missing. Implants can be a good choice for almost all areas of the mouth except where the space left by missing teeth is too narrow. This is usually the case when front teeth are lost of have been missing since birth. The Maximus dental implant is the smallest implant made, just 3mm in diameter, and is especially designed to replace missing front teeth and yet be strong enough to function as a natural tooth. This study will assess the functional success of BioHorizons Maximus one-piece endosseous dental implant. We hypothesize that placement of the 3mm dental implant in areas of limited tooth-to-tooth spacing will be an efficacious tooth root replacement.

Detailed description

When maxillary anterior (upper front)and/or mandibular incisors are congenitally missing or lost due to other causes, the space between adjacent teeth is frequently too narrow to support traditional implant therapy and patients are often advised to fill the space with conventional fixed or removable prosthetic appliances. The one-piece titanium construction of the Maximus design is believed to retain optimal biomechanical stength while remaining small enough for use in anterior reconstruction thereby allowing access to spaces that were previously beyond the scope of implant dentistry.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

15 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Missing anterior teeth

Exclusion criteria

* Pregnancy * Cigarette smoking * Diabetes Mellitus * Other significant medical conditions or habits likely to compromise bone healing * Chronic use of medications likely to compromise bone healing

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
peri-implant bone support	5 years following prosthetic attachment

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Aesthetics and function	5 years following prosthectic attachment

Countries

United States

Outcome results