Comparative Aesthetic Analysis Between Titanium and Ceramic Implants

University of Santiago de Compostela

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dental Implants

Treatments: Device: Titanium and ceramic dental Implants

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04707677

CI_RCT_US16

Details and patient eligibility

About

Objective: The aim of this randomized clinical trial was to compare ceramic and titanium implants with respect to the esthetic and clinical parameters, and patient reported outcome measures (PROMs).

Material and methods: Thirty patients received thirty implants (8-12 mm in length, 3.3 mm diameter and a tissue level design) to replace the absence of a single tooth in the anterior maxilla. Patients were randomly allocated to receive a ceramic or a titanium implant. Esthetic and clinical parameters and PROMs were evaluated 18 months after surgery.

Full description

The study was a double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial (RCT), with a parallel design, comparing ceramic (test group) and titanium (control group) implants, for the replacement of a single-tooth in the anterior maxilla.

All patients were randomized and assigned to each of the study groups through a computer-generated randomization.

Surgical and restorative procedures In the test group, a Tissue Level Ceramic monotype implant was placed (Straumann PURE Ceramic implants®; Institut Straumann, Basel, Switzerland) and in the control group a Tissue Level SLA Titanium implant (Straumann Standard Plus Narrow Neck CrossFit®; Institut Straumann, Basel, Switzerland). The length of the implants was 8, 10 and 12 mm.

The primary outcome was the Implant Crown Aesthetic Index (ICAI). It consists of nine sections: mesiodistal dimension of the crown, position of the incisal edge of the crown, labial convexity of the crown, color and translucency of the crown, crown surface, position of the gingival margin of the peri-implant mucosa, position of the interdental papilla, contour of the vestibular mucosa and color and surface of the vestibular mucosa. These sections were compared with the adjacent and contralateral tooth as a reference and assigned the following score: 0, excellent; 1 or 2 satisfactory; 3 or 4 moderate; 5 or more bad.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Periodontal and systemically healthy patients > 18 years of age, with good plaque control (< 25%).
• Patients with a missing tooth in the anterior maxilla (from 13 to 23) with the presence of adjacent natural dentition mesially and distally (single gap). A minimum of 4 months of healing after tooth extraction was required before implant insertion.
• Presence of ≥ 2mm of keratinized tissue.
• Simultaneous bone regeneration was allowed during surgery.

Exclusion criteria

• Intake any medication or presence of any systemic disease that could affect bone metabolism.
• Pregnancy, or lactating women.
• Active periodontal disease
• Smoking >10 cig/day

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

CONTROL GROUP

Active Comparator group

Description:

Implant surgery placement. Tissue Level SLA Titanium implant (Straumann Standard Plus Narrow Neck CrossFit®; Institut Straumann, Basel, Switzerland). The implant had a diameter of 3.3 mm and a polished neck of 1.8 mm. The length of the implants was 8, 10 and 12 mm and was chosen according to the patient's anatomy.

Treatment:

Device: Titanium and ceramic dental Implants

TEST GROUP

Experimental group

Description:

Implant surgery placement. Tissue Level Ceramic monotype implant was placed (Straumann PURE Ceramic implants®; Institut Straumann, Basel, Switzerland). The implant had a diameter of 3.3 mm and a polished neck of 1.8 mm. The length of the implants was 8, 10 and 12 mm and was chosen according to the patient's anatomy.

Treatment:

Device: Titanium and ceramic dental Implants