Custom-made Ceramic Barrier vs Titanium Mesh

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Bone Loss

Treatments: Device: Ceramic barrier; Device: Titanium Mesh

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03734094

737

Details and patient eligibility

About

It is a comparative study between custom-made ceramic barrier and titanium mesh for augmentation of atrophic posterior mandible.

Enrollment: 14 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with atrophic posterior mandible
• Both sexes
• No intraoral soft and hard tissue pathology
• No systemic condition that contraindicate implant placement

Exclusion criteria

• Untreated gingivitis
• Periodontitis
• Insufficient oral hygiene
• Previous radiation therapy
• Head and neck neoplasia
• Systemic disorders
• Heavy smokers
• Bone pathology
• Psychiatric problems
• Emotional instability
• Unrealistic aesthetic demands

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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14 participants in 2 patient groups

Ceramic Barrier

Experimental group

Description:

The use of a ceramic barrier to induce bone formation during GBR

Treatment:

Device: Titanium Mesh

Titanium mesh

Active Comparator group

Description:

The use of a titanium mesh to induce bone formation during GBR

Treatment:

Device: Ceramic barrier