Erythritol vs Ultrasonic Scaler Prophylaxis Systems on Dental Implants With Crowns Made by Different Materials

University of Pavia

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Dental Implant Failed; Peri-implant Mucositis; Peri-Implantitis

Treatments: Other: Erythritol prophylactic powders; Other: Ultrasonic scaler with peek inserts

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06288919

2023-IMPLHYGIENE

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to assess which prophylaxis methods is the most suitable for peri-implant hygiene between erythritol and ultrasonic scaler with peek inserts.

A randomized clinical trial will be conducted on the patient. Patients will be randomly divided into two groups:

• Erythritol group: erythritol with a particle size of ~14 µm will be used for 5 seconds (AIRFLOW® PLUS EMS)
• Ultrasonic scaler group: a piezoelectric handpiece with peek inserts (Mini Piezon EMS; PI EMS) will be used.

Different subgroups will be defined according to the material of the dental crown of the related implant.

The oral hygiene session will be carried out every 6 months (2-years follow-up; 6 sessions), after instruction and motivation of the patient, completion of the clinical chart with the recording of the Probing Depth (evaluation in mm of the peri-implant sulcus taken by a periodontal probe; 4 surfaces of the gingival margin are detected: vestibular, palatal/lingual, mesial, distal), Bleeding on Probing and Plaque Index.

Full description

The aim of the study is to assess which prophylaxis methods is the most suitable for peri-implant hygiene between erythritol and ultrasonic scaler with peek inserts.

A randomized clinical trial will be conducted on the patient. Patients will be randomly divided into two groups:

• Erythritol group: erythritol with a particle size of ~14 µm will be used for 5 seconds (AIRFLOW® PLUS EMS)
• Ultrasonic scaler group: a piezoelectric handpiece with peek inserts (Mini Piezon EMS; PI EMS) will be used.

Different subgroups will be defined according to the material of the dental crown of the related implant: feldspathic ceramic, zirconia and lithium disilicate.

The oral hygiene session will be carried out every 6 months (2-years follow-up; 6 sessions), after instruction and motivation of the patient, completion of the clinical chart with the recording of the Probing Depth (evaluation in mm of the peri-implant sulcus taken by a periodontal probe; 4 surfaces of the gingival margin are detected: vestibular, palatal/lingual, mesial, distal), Bleeding on Probing and Plaque Index.

Enrollment: 120 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age between 18 and 70
• Presence of at least one dental implant
• Good compliance

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with cardiac stimulators
• Patients with neurological disorders
• Patients with psychological disorders
• Pregnant women

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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120 participants in 2 patient groups

Erythritol group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Erythritol prophylactic powders

Ultrasonic scaler

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Ultrasonic scaler with peek inserts