Evaluation of the Crestal Bone Expansion Obtained With the Magnetic Mallet® During the Preparation of the Implant Site

Paolo Pesce

Status: Completed

Conditions: Edentulous Alveolar Ridge

Treatments: Procedure: Crestal Bone Expansion obtained with the Magnetic Mallet®

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06157047

Mallet

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the use of a magnetodynamic instrument (Magnetic Mallet®, Metaergonomica, Turbigo, Italy) to perform a horizontal bone expansion in edentulous sites that need to be rehabilitated with a dental implant.

Full description

From October 2019 to May 2022, a sample of 15 patients, 11 men and 4 women, age between 39 and 78 years, was analyzed. A total of 18 conical-shaped implants with a diameter of 3.80 mm and a length between 10 and 11.5 mm were inserted in the maxillary region in the area between the lateral incisor and the first upper molar. The patients were treated by two different surgeons.

Enrollment: 15 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with maxillary mono-edentulism between the lateral incisor and the first upper molar with a bone crest measuring between 4-6 mm;
• Insertion of conical implants with dimensions 3.80 x > 10 mm;
• Correct occlusal relationships between upper and lower jaw;
• Patients willing to cooperate and follow the instructions given by the clinicians.

Exclusion criteria

• Smokers > 15 cigarettes per day;
• Patients with systemic diseases;
• Irradiation to the head/neck region within 12 months prior to surgery;
• Pregnancy or breastfeeding;
• Poor oral hygiene and lack of motivation to return for checkups;
• Edentulous area for less than 1 year;
• Edentulousness of the lower jaw.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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15 participants in 1 patient group

Patients included

Experimental group

Description:

Patients' recruitment was guided by their actual need to solve edentulism through the use of implant therapy. The diagnosis was made clinically and radiographically.

Treatment:

Procedure: Crestal Bone Expansion obtained with the Magnetic Mallet®