Active clinical trials for "Jaw, Edentulous"

Main aim of this study was to assess survival rates of short implants with a length of 4 mm in the edentulous mandible after 1, 3, and 5 years.

The study will compare initial peri-implant bone healing and longitudinal osseointegration between a fully microtextured dental implant and an analogous implant with a smooth machined collar. The investigators hypothesize the fully textured implant will result in less peri-implant crestal bone resorption than the implant with a machined collar.

The purpose of the study is to evaluate ASTRA TECH Implant System, OsseoSpeed™ implants, in patients with totally edentulous upper jaws and poor bone quality and quantity, when provisional artificial teeth are attached within 24 hours. The primary objective is to investigate implant survival rate.

To compare a flapless technique of alveolar ridge preservation to a flap technique to determine if preserving the periosteal blood supply would prevent loss of crestal ridge width and height.

A crossover clinical trial investigates two novel CAD/CAM techniques for complete removable dental prostheses for edentulous patients, milling and rapid prototyping (3D-printing) in a clinical setting of an undergraduate student clinic. Outcome parameters concern the dentures' trueness, retention, stability, esthetics and occlusion. Secondary outcome parameters include willingness to pay and prosthetic maintenance need.

The trial is designed as a consecutive enrollment prospective one-center study. A minimum of 30 patients will be included in the study. At implant installation, the patient will be randomized to receive one of the two types of implants (Control: internal hexagon connection implants (CON.INT); Test: Morse taper connection implants (MT-12)). Samples of peri-implant crevicular fluid (PICF) and intrasulcular plaque will be collected at -21 (second-stage surgery), -14 (impressions), 0 (Baseline: prosthesis delivery), 7 days and 1, 3, 6, 12 months. Prosthesis will be fabricated and delivered as usual, i.e., approximately two weeks after the impressions are taken.

Ridge Preservation Comparing the Clinical and Histologic Healing of Membrane vs. no Membrane Approach to Grafting.

The goal of this cross-over clinical trial is to investigate the precision of digital implant impressions using an intraoral scanner and photogrammetry in obtaining complete-arch implant-supported scans. The main question[s] it aims to answer are: Is there a difference in precision between intraoral scans and photogrammetry in obtaining digital implant scans? Will arch perimeter and jaw type (maxilla vs. mandible) affect the precision results? Procedures: At each appointment, participants existing permanent/temporary prosthesis or healing caps were unscrewed and temporarily removed for the period of the consultation appointment. Scanbodies were screwed into their implants for the duration of the appointment. They underwent two types of digital implant impression procedures (five times each), including intraoral scan and photogrammetry. Intraoral and extraoral photography were taken. At the end of each appointment, the scanbodies were removed, and existing bridge/healing caps were reinserted. The procedures were not painful or required any form of local anesthetic Comparison group: Researchers compared the precision of intraoral scanning vs. photogrammetry to see which device provided the best precision outcomes.

Removable partial dentures (RPDs) are traditionally fabricated by lost-wax casting technique, a time-consuming and very laborious manual technique. Recently, fabricating removable partial dentures using computer designing and laser sintering techniques have been introduced. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the patient satisfaction with new computer-generated removable partial dentures and compare it to the traditional removable partial dentures.

Ridge Preservation Comparing the Clinical and Histologic Healing of Flap vs. Flapless Approach to Grafting