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Partial Rehabilitation Using a PEEK-acrylic Resin Removable Partial Denture

Rehabilitation of Partial Edentulism Through the Use of Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) Removable Partial Denture (RPD)

Status
Terminated
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05589506
Acronym
PEEKPilotRPD
Enrollment
10
Registered
2022-10-21
Start date
2019-12-13
Completion date
2025-03-31
Last updated
2025-08-21

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Conditions

Prosthesis Survival

Keywords

prosthesis, removable partial denture, PEEK

Brief summary

The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the outcome of a Poly-ether-ether-ketone - acrylic resin removable partial denture used in partial edentulous rehabilitation after one year of follow-up. The main question it aims to answer is: \- What is the survival outcome of partial rehabilitations using Poly-ether-ether-ketone-acrylic resin removable partial dentures? The participants will receive a definitive removable partial denture incorporating Poly-ether-ehter-ketone.

Detailed description

Folowing the recent applications of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) material in Dentistry it is necessary to further extend the evaluation to the use of Removable Partial Denture (RPD) rehabilitations. To test this, the study design to be used will be a single-centre, prospective observational cohort study to evaluate the short term outcome of the Removal Partial Denture (RPO) supported rehabilitations. The sample of this study consists in 10 patients consecutively treated. The cohort will be evaluated at baseline, RPD design, dental fitting, follow-up assessment at 4 weeks, 6 and 12 months after dental loading regarding: JUVORA prosthetic survival including repair and relining, assessment of the adaptation of the RPD frame, adaptation of the tissue base areas and their relationship to the frame adaptation, functional evaluation, aesthetics assessment (staining, color stability, anatomic form), oral health assessment of the RPD abutment teeth periodontium (plaque index, gingival index, probing pocket depths, bleeding on probing, mobility) incidence of mechanical complications (loosening or fracture of prosthetic components), patient assessment of RPD comfort, aesthetics and chewing ability; assessment of RPD preparation (technician satisfaction) concerning laboratory preparation time, clinical operative time and costs.

Interventions

DEVICERemovable partial denture PEEK

A removable partial denture incorporating PEEK and acrylic resin in its composition used as definitive prosthesis to rehabilitate partial edentulism in the maxilla or mandible.

Sponsors

Invibio Ltd
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Malo Clinic
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

Prospective cohort study

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* partial edentulism with at least a posterior natural tooth occlusaI stop (molar or premolar), defined as Kennedy's Class I, Class lI or Class lII, * occlusal spacing (static and dynamic) around clasp assembly including the occlusal rest; * previous denture wearing experience, * stable oral health in terms of absence of disease activity affecting the periodontium, caries, pulp and the structural/aesthetic integrity of restored teeth. * Subjects who, in the opinion of the Investigator, are able to understand this clinical study, co-operate with the procedures and are willing to return to the clinic for all the required post-operative follow-ups. * Subjects who are able to give voluntary, written informed consent to participate in this clinical study and from whom consent has been obtained.

Exclusion criteria

* Female Subjects who are pregnant; * Subjects requiring extensive treatment prior to the provision of a removable partial denture; * Subjects who are known drug or alcohol abusers or with psychological disorders that could affect follow-ups or treatment outcomes; * Subjects who are currently enrolled in a clinical study; * Subjects requiring or currently having ongoing orthodontic treatment; * Subjects with an opposing Removable Partial Denture (RPD).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Survival of the prosthesisone yearEvaluation of the survival for the PEEK-acrylic resin removable partial denture; nominal (survival,failure)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Function of RPD is excellentone year5-point Likert scale: strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, strongly disagree
Aesthetics of RPD are excellentone year5-point Likert scale: strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, strongly disagree
Staining of RPD is absentone year5-point Likert scale: strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, strongly disagree
Color stability is maintainedone year5-point Likert scale: strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, strongly disagree
Anatomic form of RPD is maintainedone year5-point Likert scale: strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, strongly disagree
Incidence of mechanical complicationsone yearLoosening or fracture of prosthetic components Nominal: O: absence; 1: presence
Assessment of the adaptation of the RPD frameone yearNominal: 0: adapted; 1: not adapted
Plaque accumulation around RPD abutment teeth.one yearSimplified Oral Hygiene Index (Greene and Vermelion, 1964). Ordinal: 0: no debris or stain present; 1: Soft debris covering not more than one third of the tooth surface, or presence of extrinsic stains without other debris regardless of surface area covered; 2: Soft debris covering more than one third, but not more than two thirds, of the exposed tooth surface; 3: Soft debris covering more than two thirds of the exposed tooth surface.
Bleeding around RPO abutment teethone yearGingival index (Loe and Silness 1963)'. Ordinal: 0: absence of inflammation/normal gingiva; 1: mild inflammation, slight change in color, slight edema, no bleeding on probing; 2: moderate inflammation, moderate glazing, redness, edema and hypertrophy, bleeding on probing; 3: severe inflammation, marked redness and hypertrophy, ulceration, tendency to spontaneous bleeding.
Probing pocket depths around RPD Dependent variable abutment teeth measured in millimetersone yearMeasured through probing with a periodontal probe, evaluated on all tooth aspects. Scale: Distance between mucosal margin and probe stop measured in millimeters.
Mobility of RPO abutment teethone yearMobility classification (Miller 1950). Ordinal: 0: no detected mobility; 1: first sign of movement greater than normal; 2: up to 1 mm in any direction; 3: more than 1 mm in any direction and/or vertical depression.
ln mouth comfortone yearVisual analogue scale (0-10 cm); 0:very poor; 10: very good
Oral Health Impact Profile OHIP-14one yearOral Health Impact Profile OHIP-14 questionnaire
Incidence of biological complicationsone yearPresence of periodontal pathology Nominal: O: absence; 1: presence

Countries

Portugal

Outcome results

None listed

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