Evaluation of Horizontal Bone Gain in the Lower Posterior Partially Edentulous Patient Comparing the Stabilization of Membranes With and Without Tacs

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Guided Bone Regeneration

Treatments: Procedure: Guided Bone regeneration

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06257225

PerioMIU1029

Details and patient eligibility

About

To address the gap of knowledge in comparing between the bone augmentation outcomes with or without tacks for membrane stabilization

Enrollment: 22 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with at least 1 missing tooth in the posterior mandibular area Patients with an age above 18 years Systemically healthy patients

Healed alveolar ridge for implant placement with:

• Deficient buccolingual dimension ( ≤5mm)
• Sufficient vertical height (≥ 10 mm)
• Sufficient mesio-distal width (≥ 6.5 mm) Inter-arch space ≥ 7 mm to allow space for implant-supported crown Presence of neighboring and opposing dentition Soft tissue phenotype with keratinized tissue width (KTW) (≥2 mm) and gingival thickness (≥2 mm) Good oral hygiene Cooperative patients who accepted the trial follow up period and sign the informed consen

Exclusion criteria

• Systemic diseases or medications that might affect bone metabolism, increase surgical risk or complicate post-operative healing Untreated periodontal diseases History of radiation therapy to the head and neck Heavy smokers (≥ 10 cigarettes per day) Pregnant or lactating females Alcoholism or drug abuse Psychiatric problems Patients with signs of acute infection related to the area of interest

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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22 participants in 2 patient groups

Patient showing horizontal defect and treated with GBR stabilized with Tacs

Active Comparator group

Description:

Fixation

Treatment:

Procedure: Guided Bone regeneration

Patient showing horizontal defect and treated with GBR stabilized with no Tacs

Experimental group

Description:

No Fixation

Treatment:

Procedure: Guided Bone regeneration