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Clinical Effects of Hard and Soft Tissue Grafting With Dental Implants

The Clinical Effect of Simultaneous Grafting With Implant Placement Comparing Soft Tissue Grafting Alone to Combined Hard and Soft Tissue Grafting

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03580811
Enrollment
12
Registered
2018-07-09
Start date
2018-12-04
Completion date
2021-04-30
Last updated
2021-06-03

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Conditions

Dental Implants

Keywords

Alloderm, Dental Implants, Alveolar bone grafting

Brief summary

The study will be done to see if Implant placement and simultaneous grafting using alloderm alone will result in the same facial ridge contour and soft tissue thickness as alloderm plus bovine derived xenograft. Is the facial soft tissue contour and thickness for alloderm plus bovine derived xenograft is significantly increased compared to alloderm alone.

Detailed description

Thirty sequentially entered patients will have a dental implant placed in maxillary sites from 4 to 13. Any implant system is acceptable since the objective of the study is to evaluate soft tissue contour due to graft placement, not to evaluate the implant. Once selected for participation immediately prior to treatment, they are randomized for a treatment group by a coin toss. Fifteen patients will receive Alloderm alone (Positive Control Group) while another fifteen will receive Alloderm plus Bovine derived Xenograft (Test Group). The graft will be placed simultaneously with the dental implant. A blinded examiner Dr.Jodie Lusby will be used. Should the examiner become unblinded the subject will be excluded from the study. Means and standard deviations will be calculated for all parameters. A paired test will be used to evaluate the statistical significance of the differences between initial and final data. An unpaired t-test will be used to evaluate statistical differences between the test and control groups. A sample size of 12 will afford ≥ 80% statistical power to detect a difference of 0.4 mm soft tissue thickness between groups. P value will be set at p≤0.05.

Interventions

DEVICEDental Implant &ADMG

A dental implant will be placed and the buccal soft tissue will be grafted using ADMG .

DEVICEDental implant & ADMG & BDX

Dental Implant will be placed with ADMG that covers the BDX

Sponsors

University of Louisville
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Intervention model description

two groups of 15 patients . One with soft tissue grafting and implant placement and other with soft and hard tissue grafting with implant placement.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. Have one edentulous site bordered by 2 teeth in maxillary sites from second premolar to second premolar (maxillary 4 to 13) to receive an implant with simultaneous grafting with an ADMG with or without BDX. 2. Healthy persons at least 18 years old. 3. Understands and has signed the informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients with uncontrolled diabetes, immune disease, or any systemic disease that significantly affects the periodontium. 2. Previous head and neck radiation. 3. Patients who have taken oral bisphosphonates for \> 3 years or any IV bisphosphonates. 4. Smokers (or other tobacco habits that might interfere with soft tissue healing). 5. Patients who need prophylactic antibiotics prior to dental procedures. 6. Patients with allergies to any medication or material used in the study, or that would adversely affect study procedures. 7. Chemotherapy in the previous 12 months. 8. Psychological problems that would interfere with treatment. 9. Pregnant subjects will be excluded due to risk of miscarriage 10. Patients unable or unwilling to sign the informed consent. \-

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Buccal soft tissue contour around dental implant3 monthsContour will be categorized as concave,flat or convex(subjective categories).

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Buccal soft tissue thickness around dental implants3 monthsThe thickness will be measured with an endodontic file using a rubber stopper(objective measure of tissue thickness by penetrating tissue and measuring thickness in millimeters (mm).

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026