The Effect of Platform Switching on Single Implants in the Esthetic Zone, Following Flapless Surgery and Early-Loading Protocols

University of Michigan

Status: Completed

Conditions: the Impact of Platform-switching

Treatments: Other: platform-switched implants; Other: platform-matched implant

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02173236

UM-

Details and patient eligibility

About

The impact of platform switching with flapless surgery on early-loaded single-tooth implants on esthetic outcomes.

Full description

Evaluation of clinical, radiographic and microbial outcomes of single implants with platform switching, compared to those with conventional platform.

Enrollment: 26 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients should be at least 18 years old and not currently pregnant
• Systemically healthy with no medical contraindications to implant surgery
• Having intact opposite tooth to proposed implant sites
• The edentulous ridge with minimal ridge deformities.

Exclusion criteria

• unstable medical status or conditions which may compromise wound healing
• osseous metabolic disorders (e.g., osteoporosis, Paget's disease etc.)
• uncontrolled dental or periodontal diseases
• edentulous ridges with the presence of fibrous dysplasia, severe tissue undercut, residual root, as well as insufficient dimensions or volume

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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26 participants in 2 patient groups

platform-switched implants

Experimental group

Description:

platform-switched implants vs. platform-matched implants

Treatment:

Other: platform-matched implant

platform-matched implants

Active Comparator group

Description:

platform-switched implants vs. platform-matched implants

Treatment:

Other: platform-switched implants