Three-dimensional Assessment of Facial Alterations Induced by Dental Prostheses

Implantology Institute

Status: Completed

Conditions: Soft Tissue

Treatments: Device: Facial scanner (Bellus3D) to assess perioral alterations

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04050878

II2019-07

Details and patient eligibility

About

Validation of the use of a facial scanner for assessment of modifications caused by the use of dental prostheses and determination of discrepancies related to conventional measurements with digital caliper.

Full description

3 dimensional evaluation of lip support by the use of full arch impplant supported rehabilitations with the use of a facial scannner. Determination of discrepacies between the obtained facial scan and conventional measurements made by a digital caliper on the face.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients rehabilitated with full implant supported upper dental prostheses.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients without beard, facial deformities, earrings or braces.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 1 patient group

Patient with or without dental prostheses

Experimental group

Description:

The patient will be submitted to two facial scans, one with and another without the dental prostheses and the obtained datasets will be compared to assess the differences. Marks will be made in the face to allow for measurements (digital and conventional)

Treatment:

Device: Facial scanner (Bellus3D) to assess perioral alterations