Influence of gingivabiotype on aesthetics and possible manipulation of the biotype to enhance aesthetics.

Influence of thin and thick biotype on aesthetic outcome and possible manipulation of the biotype to enhance aesthetic result: A one-year randomized controlled clinical trial.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON25914

Enrollment

140

Registered

2013-01-23

Start date

2013-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-03-24

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

Conditions

Single-tooth implants Aesthetic outcome Gingival biotype Tissue manipulation Solitair implantaat Esthetisch resultaat Gingiva biotype Weefselmanipulatie

Interventions

For this study a single implant is placed in the extraction wound or in healed extraction sites and immediately restored with a screw-retained temporary crown. Depending on the studygroup the mid-bucc

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. The patient is 18 years or older; 2. The missing tooth, lost tooth or about to loose tooth is an incisor (central or lateral), a canine or a first premolar in the maxilla; the adjacent teeth are natural teeth; 3. Sufficient healthy and vital bone to insert a dental implant with a minimum length of 10 mm and at least 3.5 mm in diameter; 4. The implant site must be free from infection; 5. Adequate oral hygiene (modified plaque index and modified sulcus bleeding index ≤ 1); 6. Sufficient mesio-distal, bucco-lingual, and interocclusal space for placement of an anatomic restoration; 7. The temporary restoration can be designed free from occlusal contact; 8. The patient is capable of understanding and giving informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Medical and general contraindications for the surgical procedures; 2. Presence of an active and uncontrolled periodontal disease; 3. Presence of pathologic microflora; 4. Bruxism; 5. Site of implant placement is an extraction wound younger than three months; 6. Smoking (patients who stop smoking six weeks before the operation can be included); 7. A history of local radiotherapy to the head and neck region.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The main study parameter is the change in mid-facial soft tissue level from placement to 18 months thereafter.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Aesthetics of the soft and hard tissue; 2. Implant survival; 3. Clinical peri-implant variables; 4. Change in volume labial gingival; 5. Change in bone resorption; 6. Patient satisfaction.	—

Contacts

Public ContactE.G. Zuiderveld

Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen Afdeling Kaakchirurgie Poortweg 2

e.zuiderveld@umcg.nl+31 (0)50 3610213

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)