Active clinical trials for "Jaw, Edentulous, Partially"

The purpose of the study is to evaluate Astra Tech Dental Implant System, Fixture Osseospeed™, in patients with tooth loss in the posterior mandible in an early loading protocol. Primary objectives are implant stability, marginal bone adaptation and survival rate.

The purpose of this study is To demonstrate that there is no difference in change in bone level around P.004 implants between 1st stage surgery and 6 months post surgery when transmucosal implant placement is compared to submerged implant placement

The primary objective is to compare the gum response to three different dental implant designs when placed in the front region of the upper jaw. The changes from baseline to one year after will be compared. The null-hypothesis is that the buccal soft tissue (gum) changes from baseline to one year after are equal for all three implant-abutment interface settings.

Patients where placement of a single implant will be treated by senior dental students under close supervision of experienced spcialists. All implant treeatments will be categorized as "straight forward"according to the SAC classification. The patients will be randomized to have the implants placed using a fully guided or a convetionally guided protocol. Outcome parameters include accuracy of implant placement compared to an ideal implant position, patient- and student-reported outcome.

A potential complicating factor affecting implants is crestal bone loss. The causes of crestal bone loss are attributed to several factors. Among those hypothesized, proof for one or another cause remains obscure. Clinical documentation suggests that implant design may be a key factor. While the evidence is inconclusive, various authors suggest that it is a result of a combination of effects including (1) limited drilling procedure and restricted second-stage surgery 2, (2) rough implant surface in crestal bone 3, (3) microthread design for implant stiffness 4, (4) loading along a conus versus a flat interface 5, and (5) the absence of a significant microgap 6. The practice of platform switching (e.g. placing a 4 mm diameter abutment on a 5 mm implant seating surface physically moves the inflammatory cell infiltrate zone away from the crestal bone). The growing body of anecdotal platform switch evidence supports this biological width hypothesis. Here the biological width refers to the height of the dento-gingival attachment apparatus around a normal tooth and is defined as the distance necessary for a healthy existence of bone and soft tissue from the most apical extent of a dental restoration. To formally test this hypothesis the current study has been designed. The Prevail implant has been made with an integrated medialized seating surface that establishes a platform switching function. This implant moves the implant/abutment interface away from the crestal bone and may therefore reduce the amount of bone loss observed in the standard (non-medialized) Osseotite implant design. The objective of this study is to evaluate crestal bone levels adjacent to the implant reference point from the time of implant placement to a period of two years after loading.

The purpose of this study is to examine the safety and usefulness of the Regenecure guided bone regeneration membrane for stimulating bone growth in patients that don't have enough bone for dental implant placement. The study will include 16 patients in each group, 20 non-smokers and 12 smokers, a total of 32 patients will participate in the study.

The main purpose of the present study is to evaluate the dental implant placement using two different CBCT-derived templates and to study the related factors that affect accuracy so as to support the further clinical application of the technique. Thirty patients with partial edentulous denture are recruited. They are randomized to two groups. A radiographic guide is prepared before CT/CBCT scan. The CT/CBCT scan DICOM files are loaded in a planning program and converted into 3D computer images. A surgical template is fabricated through this virtual planning. After 6 weeks, if the implants are judged stable, the patient has the option of replacing the fixed prosthesis. Patients are recalled for oral hygiene maintenance and prosthetic controls every 6 months for the entire duration of the study.

The aim of the study is to describe the changes found in C1 dental implants through their early healing period. Patients requiring a standard installation of one or two implants in the maxilla, without any need for bone augmentation, will be frequently followed for 90 days. In every meeting the implants' ISQ values (values denoting the implant stability as being measured by a dedicated, commercially available, appliance called 'Osstell'). The implants' measured ISQ values will be used to describe the changes that may be found in the implants' stability through their healing period. At the end of the study the patients will be referred to their treating doctor for the completion of implants' restoration (i.e. crown).

The cobalt-chromium (CoCr) partial denture has been made for a long period. It respects biomechanical principles, providing harmony between mechanical and biological activities. The fundamental principles of biomechanics applied in the manufacture of steel structure are: retention, reciprocity, attachment and stability. To get the proper planning, we need to assess the dental support system, with its qualitative and quantitative values. But conventional dentures has a inherent problem which is the metallic elements apparent and in some cases the stiffness of the component support elements that generates stress. The Thermoplastic partial dentures increase aesthetics in replacement of metal structures in oral rehabilitation. So many treatments are being done in everyday practice without a defined concept on various aspects of its construction and oral applicability. This trial aims to assess the basic parameters of both dentures in: nutrition, speech therapy, chewing force, chewing efficiency and quality of life. 60 years old or older patients who require removable prosthesis. These will be randomly selected for the fabrication and installation of removable partial dentures (Gold Standard - control group - CoCr partial denture) and thermoplastic partial denture(experimental group). Before beginning the work, selected patients will make some preliminary tests such as controlling the individual condition, they are: three questionnaires: instrument for assessing quality of life related to oral health, GOHAI - General Oral Health Assessment Index of Atchinson & Dolan instrument for assessing the social and economic profile of ABEP (Brazilian Association of Research Companies) CCEB 2011; Instrument for assessing cognitive condition MINI-MENTAL; Speech evaluation Nutritional assessment; Evaluation of masticatory efficiency and Chewing strength. After preliminary assessments patients will be subjected to treatments for manufacture of partial dentures. After the installation (end of the technical construction of the dentures) and the adjustments appointment the tests will be repeated and in successive control periods of 3 months, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months and 24 months respectively, when the tests will do again now to see if there was a change in the initial condition.

Acqua GM (Grand Morse) Helix implants present an optimized implant design with adapted treatment protocol, allowing for treatment of patients with different bone qualities. The objective of the study is to prospectively collect clinical data to confirm the long-term safety and clinical performance of Acqua GM Helix implants and GM prosthetic abutments in daily dental practice setting, by means of success and survival rates of these devices. Devices will be used according to standard routine in daily practice, according to all indications as specified by the manufacturer in the IFU (instructions for use). patients will be followed for 36 months after implant placement.