Facial Scanning for Lip Support Assessment in Full Arch Implant Rehabilitations

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04753866

Enrollment

Registered

2021-02-15

Start date

2021-06-20

Completion date

2021-09-01

Last updated

2021-09-16

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Conditions

Lip, Prosthesis User, Soft Tissue

Keywords

Dental Esthetics, Dental Implants, Three-Dimensional Imaging, Oral Surgery

Brief summary

Lip support plays an important role in facial esthetics, being a relevant factor when realizing full arch implant supported rehabilitations. However, there is a lack of research on the three dimensional impact of such restorations.

Detailed description

As lip support is becoming more determinant in the facial esthetics outcome after full arch implant rehabilitation, there is a need to know the influence of said rehabilitation in the lower third profile of the patients. Then, through facial scanning, this study's purpose is to evaluate three dimensional changes that arise since the initial state that the patient presents to the office until is rehabilitated through 3D discrepancies and 2D linear measurements.

Interventions

DEVICEFacial scanner

The Bellus3D facial scanner will be used to scan the patient before and after implant rehabilitation in order to produce .obj files that allow 3D comparisons and to obtain discrepancy values regarding lip support.

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Intervention model description

Patients will be quantifiably evaluated regarding facial esthetics and compared before and after the full arch implant supported rehabilitation.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Indication for full arch implant rehabilitation

Exclusion criteria

* Presence of facial hair, braces, make up, earrings or any facial deformity

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Lip Support Changes in 3D (μm)	1 month	Quantitatively measure 3D facial alterations induced by full arch implant rehabilitation (in Root Mean Square)

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Facial Alterations in 2D (mm)	1 month	Evaluate facial modifications caused by full arch implant rehabilitation by measuring distances between pre-determined facial landmarks

Countries

Portugal

Outcome results

None listed

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