Alveolar Bone Loss
Conditions
Interventions
This is a 2-arm, double-blind, multi-centre randomized clinical study. Sites requiring horizontal reconstruction will be enrolled in the study. In PTFE Group (PTFEG, n=29), an anorganic xenograft cove
Sponsors
Centro de Pesquisas Odontológicas São Leopoldo Mandic SS
Centro de Pesquisas Odontológicas São Leopoldo Mandic SS
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients should have 18 years or older; signed inform consent; partial edentulism (up to 4 adjacent missing teeth); atrophied alveolar ridge with one or more adjacent missing teeth; atrophied alveolar ridge with residual remaining thickness less than 4mm; sufficient bone height at the surgical site to install implant
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with periodontal or peri-implant diseases; general contraindications for surgical procedures; inflammatory process / disease of oral cavity; dental implants adjacent to the surgical site; known or suspected non-compliance, drug or alcohol abuse; smokers or subjects who did not quit smoking at least 3 months before the surgery; diabetes; previous, concurrent or planned radiation therapy for head or neck cancer; concurrent or previous immunosuppressant, bisphosphonate, high-dose or long-term corticosteroid therapy; pregnant or lactating women; women of childbearing age, who are not using a highly effective method of birth control; participants in an investigational device, drug or biological study within the last 26 weeks prior to study start; participants in any other clinical investigation during the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It's expected to find absence of difference in the bone gain, verified by computed tomographic scan, using a comparative statistical analysis, for horizontal bone augmentation | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It's expected to verify a lower occurrence of soft tissue dehiscence and a lower level of the duration of surgery at Barbell Technique Group (BTG), when compared with the PTFE Group (PTFEG) | — |
Countries
Brazil, United States
Contacts
Public ContactMarcelo Napimoga
Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic
Outcome results
None listed