Active clinical trials for "Alveolar Bone Loss"

This is set as prospective clinical trial to correlate histologically and radiologically the performance of four different bone grafts (synthetic hydroxyapatite alone, synthetic hydroxyapatite mixed with polylactic-polyglycolic acid, synthetic hydroxyapatite with i-PRF and inorganic bone graft) in the sinus floor elevation technique with lateral approach for the treatment of atrophic crests.

The primary aim of the present multicenter randomized controlled trial was to evaluate and compare the shortterm clinical and histological changes of extraction sockets after ridge preservation procedures with changes of extraction sockets that healed naturally. The secondary aim was to evaluate which, if any extraction socket characteristics could have affected tissue changes occurring at the augmented as well as naturally healed sites. Recruitment and enrollment of patients were performed from June 2011 to June 2012 in five university centers/private practice: University of Pisa; University of Murcia; University of Ancona; Private practice, Dr. Di Felice; University of Verona. Randomization: extraction sockets with spontaneous healing; extraction sockets grafted with pre-hydrated collagenated cortico-cancellous porcine bone, with a particle size between 600 and 1000 μm; extraction sockets grafted with cortical porcine bone, with a particle size between 600 and 1000 μm. Outcome Variables Complications Changes of ridge volume contour; Vertical bone changes; Buccal-Lingual Width; Histomorphometric parameters. Sample size was calculated comparing outcome data between grafted sockets versus non-grafted sockets. The primary parameter was the change in mid-buccal vertical height (0.7±1.4mm and 3.6±1.5mm, respectively, for the test and control groups) (Barone et al. 2008). Final sample size was increased to 30 subjects per group due to possible patient dropout events. Each center contributed according to the predetermined 1:1:1 ratio; the fresh extraction socket was considered the unit of randomization. Corrections for balancing the three experimental groups for confounding factors were not applied. A matrix elaborator performed all the analyses§§: multi-way analysis of variance (ANOVAn) was applied, then appropriate post hoc comparison tests were run; post hoc estimated effect sizes were calculated with a power of 0.9. The level of statistical significance was set at 0.05 for all analyses.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the additional effect of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy regeneration treatment of mandibular furcation lesions when associated to bovine bone and porcine collagen membrane.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate clinically, histologically and radiographically the healing of extraction sockets covered with a resorbable collagen membrane (OSSIX-Plus) 12 weeks following exodontia.

This study will involve placing donor bone into the back of lower jaw then covering with a newly designed titanium mesh. The mesh will then stay in the mouth for 4 months before it will be removed. Implants will be placed in the newly formed bone. The goal of this study is to test how well using a newly designed titanium mesh and bone particles can grow bone in the back of the lower jaw. The investigators are also checking if the newly formed bone will stay around implants that will have been in use for 12 months.

multi center study with randomized controlled trial design, split mouth

Recently, 4 mm long implants with a standard diameter have been used for the restoration of the posterior edentulous mandible with favorable results. However, randomized clinical trials reporting the results from full-arch fixed dental prosthesis that included 4 mm long implants placed in the posterior regions of the maxilla have not been published yet. The aim of the present study will be to compare the survival and success rates of 4 mm implants used as distal support of a maxillary full-arch fixed dental prosthesis with standard (10 mm) implants placed in association with a bilateral sinus floor augmentation procedure

Purpose: The aim of this study was to analyze the quality of bone regeneration in fresh sockets using four different materials and at different times points. Materials and Methods: A split-mouth clinical trial was designed to evaluate the histological and histomorphometrical characteristics of fresh sockets from 30 patients. One socket per patient will healed spontaneously (control) and, at least, one fresh socket, will be grafted with platelet-rich growth factor (PRGF), PRGF+autologous bone, autologous bone or PRGF+demineralized freeze dried bone allograft (DFDBA). The day of the implant placement, biopsies will be taken at different time points divided into three assessment groups: short duration (2-4 months), intermediate duration (5-6 months) and long duration (7-12 months). The histologic findings will be assessed to quantify the trabeculae pattern, the degree of mineralization and the quality of bone regeneration.

the aim of the present study was to evaluate the dimensional variation and osseointegration of mini-implants at augmented sinus with the antrostomy left unprotected or protected with a collagen membrane.

the purpose of the study is to look for differences in dimensional variations of augmented maxillary sinuses with or without the placement of a collagen membrane subjacent the sinus mucosa.