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Simplified vs Conventional Drilling Protocol for Implant Placment

Peri-implant Tissue Stability of Simplified vs Conventional Drilling Protocol Randomized Trial With 24-month Follow-up.

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06780956
Enrollment
46
Registered
2025-01-17
Start date
2020-12-01
Completion date
2024-03-01
Last updated
2025-01-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Bone Loss, MBL

Brief summary

Despite the growing interest in these alternative drilling protocols, there is a lack of robust clinical evidence evaluating their long-term effects on MBL. The aim of the present study was therefore, to evaluate the effect of implant site preparation technique (conventional drilling versus simplfied) on change in the marginal bone level and insertion torque.

Interventions

OTHERConventional

conventional drilling protocol using full sequence

OTHERsimplfied

3 burrs for implant placment

Sponsors

Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients without any systemic pathologies that could be considered grounds for absolute contraindication. * Adult patients who agreed to participate in the study and signed the informed consent form. * Patients who smoked fewer than ten cigarettes per day. * Patients who were not completely edentulous. * Patients who were partially edentulous in the posterior maxillary or mandibular area and did not require the use of regenerative techniques. * Patients with an area of healed, mature bone at least three months post-extraction.

Exclusion criteria

* Patients missing teeth in the esthetic zones 13-23 and 33-43 (second and fifth sextants). * Patients who smoked more than ten cigarettes per day. * Patients with a bleeding index greater than 30%. * Patients with dental caries or periodontal disease. * Pregnant or lactating women.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Marginal bone loss (MBL)24 monthIs a non-infective remodeling process of variable entity occurring after implant placement.

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

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