Socket Shield With Immediate Implant Stability

Ain Shams University

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Dental Implant

Treatments: Device: Dental implant

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04882761

13875

Details and patient eligibility

About

To evaluate socket shield technique either placing implant in direct contact to tooth fragment versus gap created between the tooth and implant.

Full description

Patients with a non-restorable tooth located in anterior maxillary arch was included in this study, patients were divided into two groups, eight implants per group, both groups had socket shield, group 1 will have implant in direct contact with shield, second group had a gap between dental implant and shield. soft tissue stability, bone width and implant stability was assessed preoperatively, immediate and 6 months postoperative.

Enrollment: 16 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Patients with a non-restorable tooth located in anterior maxillary arch (upper right second premolar to upper left second premolar). Tooth to be extracted is endodontically treated and free from periapical infection.
2. Systemic free patients according to modified Cornell medical index (Brodmank and Erdmann 1949).
3. Patients with good compliance.

Exclusion criteria

1. Teeth with current acute periapical infection or sinus tracts.
2. Heavy smokers and patients with bruxism habits.
3. Patients with poor oral hygiene or not willing to perform oral hygiene measures.
4. Vulnerable groups (as pregnant females and decisionally impaired individuals).

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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16 participants in 2 patient groups

Socket shield in direct contact with dental implant

Active Comparator group

Description:

eight partially extracted sockets where implant (Neobiotech) was placed in direct contact to socket shield

Treatment:

Device: Dental implant

Socket shield with gap and xenograft with dental implant

Active Comparator group

Description:

eight partially extracted sockets where a gap was left between implant (Neobiotech) and socket shield

Treatment:

Device: Dental implant