Ultrasonic Scaler VS Erythritol for Peri-implant Maintenance of Loaded Implants With Crowns Made by Different Materials

University of Pavia

Status: Completed

Conditions: Peri-implant Mucositis

Treatments: Other: Erythritol prophylactic powders; Other: Ultrasonic scaler with peek inserts

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06496594

2024-CROWNSHYGIENE

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to assess the effect of a 12-month peri-implant protocol with erythritol orultrasonic scaler with peek inserts for dental implants with crowns made by different materials .

Patients will be randomly divided into two groups:

Erythritol group: erythritol with a particle size of ~14 µm will be used for 5 seconds (AIRFLOW® PLUS EMS) Ultrasonic scaler group: a piezoelectric handpiece with peek inserts (Mini Piezon EMS; PI EMS) .

Different subgroups will be defined according to the material of the dental crown of the related implant.

The mechanical debridement appointments will be carried out at the baseline, after 6 months, and after 12 months, after instruction and motivation of the patient, completion of the clinical chart with the recording of the Probing Depth (evaluation in mm of the peri-implant sulcus taken by a periodontal probe; 4 surfaces of the gingival margin are detected: vestibular, palatal/lingual, mesial, distal), Bleeding on Probing and Plaque Control Record.

Enrollment: 120 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age between 18 and 70
• Presence of at least one dental implant
• Good compliance

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with cardiac stimulators
• Patients with neurological disorders
• Patients with psychological disorders
• Pregnant women

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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120 participants in 2 patient groups

Erythritol group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Erythritol prophylactic powders

Ultrasonic scaler

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Ultrasonic scaler with peek inserts