Narrow-diameter Implants Replacing Maxillary Lateral Incisors

University of Bern

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dental Implant Failed

Treatments: Other: Oral rehabilitation by means of implant-supported single unit crowns

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06500923

2012-58-0004

Details and patient eligibility

About

To present the 5-year clinical, radiographic, and aesthetic outcomes in patients with congenitally missing lateral incisors (MLIs) rehabilitated with two narrow-diameter implants (NDIs).

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients affected by congenital missing with uni- or bilateral maxillary lateral incisors (i.e. 12 and/or 22)
• Patients with systemic health or controlled medical conditions
• Patients arrested skeletal growth as documented by two body height measurements at least one year apart not indicating continuous growth (Jensen, 2019)
• Written Informed Consent

Exclusion criteria

• Patients contraindications to implant therapy (Hwang & Wang, 2006, 2007) including
• Heavy smoking: >20 cigarettes/day
• Poor oral hygiene
• Compromised compliance
• Periodontally compromised conditions
• Patients with MLI's with the canine situated in the MLI region

Trial design

100 participants in 2 patient groups

Ø2.9mm (Test)

Description:

Test patients have received a 2.9 Ø dental implant

Treatment:

Other: Oral rehabilitation by means of implant-supported single unit crowns

Ø3.3mm (Control)

Description:

Control patients have received a 3.3 Ø dental implant

Treatment:

Other: Oral rehabilitation by means of implant-supported single unit crowns