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Clinical, Radiological and Microbiological Outcomes of Implants With Two Different Connection Configurations, a Split-mouth RCT.

Clinical, Radiological and Microbiological Outcomes of Implants With Two Different Connection Configurations, a Split-mouth RCT.

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03528330
Enrollment
20
Registered
2018-05-17
Start date
2018-01-08
Completion date
2019-12-31
Last updated
2026-07-13

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Conditions

Bone Loss, Alveolar, Dental Implant Failed

Brief summary

This study designed as a randomized controlled split-mouth trial will be conducted at the Dental Clinic of the University of Valencia. The aim will be to assess differences in clinical, radiological and microbiological outcomes between implants with 2 different connections: internal hexagon and conical connection. Following the premises, to minimize the bias related to prosthetic phase and maximize the effect of connections on MBL changes, a 1abutment-1time protocol will be used. The study hypothesis is that there will be no statistically significant differences between both implant connections.

Interventions

DEVICERehabilitation with dental implant with internal hexagon connection

All patients will receive an implant with internal hexagon connection. All implants will be10 mm in length and 3.75 mm in diameter. Implants will be inserted slightly subcrestal. Bone levels will be measured using a calibrated probe. Torque insertion will be assed using W\&H machine Once inserted, implants will be connected to smart pegs to test primary stability. A periapical x-ray will be done after the operation. Thereafter, a specific coping for digital impression will be connected to the implant and a digital impression will be taken. Aim of this procedure will be to produce a screw retained definitive zirconia prosthesis to be adapted at the time of second surgery

DEVICERehabilitation with dental implant with conical connection

All patients will receive an implant with conical connection. All implants will be10 mm in length and 3.75 mm in diameter. Implants will be inserted slightly subcrestal. Bone levels will be measured using a calibrated probe. Torque insertion will be assed using W\&H machine Once inserted, implants will be connected to smart pegs to test primary stability. A periapical x-ray will be done after the operation. Thereafter, a specific coping for digital impression will be connected to the implant and a digital impression will be taken. Aim of this procedure will be to produce a screw retained definitive zirconia prosthesis to be adapted at the time of second surgery

Sponsors

University of Valencia
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
25 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* able to sign an informed consent form * aged 25 years or more * Any patient requiring two implant-supported crowns in the lower or upper jaw * Kennedy class I, II, and III; * teeth extracted at least 6 months before implant placement; * sufficient bone volumes to accommodate dental implants without augmentation procedure

Exclusion criteria

* General medical and/or psychiatric contraindications to implant surgery, * Pregnancy or nursing, * Heavy smoking (more than 10 cigarettes/day), * Treatment with anticoagulant drugs (International Normalized Ratio under 1.8), bisphosphonates, steroid therapy or anticonvulsants drugs. * No regenerated bone * Untreated Periodontal disease and inability of the patient to maintain reasonable oral hygiene according to study requirements. * Patients with history of alcohol, narcotics or drug abuse. (Alcoholism: more than two bottles of beer per day) * Patients receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or any other immunosuppressive treatment, or who have been administered radiotherapy in the last 5 years. (Patients through at any time received radiotherapy to the head and neck region should be excluded anyway.) * Metabolic bone disorders * Uncontrolled bleeding disorders such as: hemophilia, thrombocytopenia, granulocytopenia. * Degenerative diseases. * Osteoradionecrosis. * Renal failure. * Organ transplant recipients. * HIV positive. * Malignant diseases. * Diseases that compromise the immune system. * Unbalanced diabetes mellitus. (HbA1c above 6.5), Uncontrolled endocrine diseases * Psychotic diseases. * Hypersensitivity to one of the components of the implant in general and titanium in particular. * Women who are pregnant or lactating. * Lack of patient cooperation. * Parafunctional habits, such as Bruxism or Temporomandibular joint disease. * Various pathologies of the oral mucosa for example: Benign mucous pemphigoid, desquamative ginigivitis, erosive lichen planus, malignancy of oral cavity, bolus erosive diseases of the oral mucosa.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Peri-implant bone level changesa. implant placement (baseline), b. abutment connection (8-12 weeks), c. after 1 year of function (14-15 months), d. after 3 years of function (38-39 months).calculated using intraoral digital periapical radiographs

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Implant failure3 yearsRequiring removal
Prosthetic complications3 yearsScrew loosening or fracture, fracture of the prosthesis or of the ceramic
Resonance frequency analysis valuesa. implant placement (baseline) b. abutment connection (8-12 weeks)Measured using Ostell Mentor
Probing pocket deptha. implant placement (baseline), b. abutment connection (8-12 weeks), c. after 1 year of function (14-15 months), d. after 3 years of function (38-39 months).Measurement of peri-implant pocket depth with a periodontal probe
Microbial loads12 months after loadingQuantities of different microbial species assessed using 16s metagenomics
Plaquea. implant placement (baseline), b. abutment connection (8-12 weeks), c. after 1 year of function (14-15 months), d. after 3 years of function (38-39 months).Presence or absence of plaque
Bleeding on probinga. implant placement (baseline), b. abutment connection (8-12 weeks), c. after 1 year of function (14-15 months), d. after 3 years of function (38-39 months).Presence or absence of bleeding after probing pocket depth

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jul 14, 2026