Splinted and Unsplinted OT Bridge Systems in Screw Retained Implant Restoration (OTBS)

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Evaluate the Immediate Loading Implants in All on 4 Cases Using Conversion Denture and OT Bridge System

Treatments: Procedure: Splinting of OT Bridge system

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05031156

OTBridge

Details and patient eligibility

About

Evaluation of Bone level changes around dental implants in All on 4 cases with immediate loading using conversion denture and OT Bridge system either splinted or not

Enrollment: 35 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 70 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Any completely edentulous patient (mandible) with an old satisfactory denture requiring an implant-supported restoration.
• Patients aged from 40 to 70, able to sign an informed consent will be considered eligible for this trial.
• Implant sites must allow the placement of four implants.
• Non- heavy Smokers will be included (smoking up to 10 cigarettes/day)
• In case of post-extractive sites, they must have been healed for at least 3-month before being treated in the study.
• Patients with no systemic condition that may interfere with implant placement (e.g., Immunosuppressed or immunocompromised patients, patients under treatment of intravenous amino-bisphosphonates)

Exclusion criteria

• • Patients with poor oral hygiene and motivation.
• Pregnancy or nursing.
• Drug abusers.
• Psychiatric problems or unrealistic expectations.
• Patients with infection and or inflammation in the area intended for implant placement.
• Patients participating in other studies, if the present protocol cannot be properly adhered to.
• Patients with signs of hyperactive muscles.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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35 participants in 2 patient groups

non-splinting of OT Bridge system

Active Comparator group

Description:

Leaving the dental implants abutments solitary followed by denture pick up

Treatment:

Procedure: Splinting of OT Bridge system

splinting of OT Bridge

Experimental group

Description:

Splinting of implants abutments using titanium wire then followed by denture pick up

Treatment:

Procedure: Splinting of OT Bridge system