Active clinical trials for "Mouth, Edentulous"

The aim of this study was to describe a novel digital technique to analyze the wear of screw-retained implant-supported metal-ceramic dental prostheses and natural tooth as antagonist. Materials and methods: Ten patients were consecutively included to rehabilitate partial edentulism by dental implants. Both the screw-retained implant-supported metal-ceramic dental prostheses and the natural tooth as antagonist were submitted to a digital impression through an intraoral scan to generate a Standard Tessellation Language digital file preoperatively (STL1), at 3 months (STL2), and 6 months (STL3) follow-up. Afterwards, an alignment procedure of the digital files (STL1-STL3) was performed on a reverse engineering morphometric software and volume changes at the screw-retained implant-supported metal-ceramic dental prostheses and the natural tooth as antagonist were analyzed using Student's t-test. Moreover, Gage R&R statistical analysis was conducted to analyze the repeatability and reproducibility of the digital technique.

Edentulism is often associated with a negative psychosocial impact. The concept of prosthetic rehabilitation in which a prosthesis is supported by osseointegrated implants, was first introduced in the late 1960s by Brånemark et al. and offers an interesting alternative to removable prosthesis. However, for patients with a severely atrophic maxilla or mandible, cranial bone grafting of the jaw is required to increase bone width and height necessary for implant insertion. An active collaboration between the surgeons from the Oral and Maxillofacial Department and the prosthodontist from the Department of Dentistry has been established for continuous quality improvement of the concept of (immediate/delayed) implant loading in patients requiring cranial bone grafts to augment their severely atrophic jawbone. The investigators aim to develop a prospective database registering (immediate/delayed) implant loading data of all patients eligible according to the protocol. Patient demographics, surgical, dental, prosthetic and patient satisfaction parameters are collected during consecutive visits within the framework of routine practice. Development of a database registering immediate functional loading data secondary to cranial bone-grafting of a severely atrophic jaw, will provide more information about potential patient, surgical and prosthetic factors influencing long-term biological and mechanical stability, as well as patient satisfaction. Moreover, registration of those results could function as a measurement of quality of care, and could be used for sample size calculation for future large prospective trials.

This observational clinical case series investigation will be conducted on approximately five (5) enrolled subjects at one (1) site in the US. Treatment of subjects encompasses all steps to fabricate new dentures for maxilla and/or mandible. The subjects will be followed 7-10 days after final delivery of the denture

The single implant overdenture (IOD) represent the simplest form of IODs compared to the 2 IOD which is the traditional gold standard IOD treatment option. Mandibular single-implant overdentures are proven to be a successful treatment option for older edentulous adults but we need to know if the CM-LOC attachment will retain its superiority over the ball attachments intraorally regarding the prosthetic complications in single implant retained overdenture like in 2 IOD

As Regenerative Medicine is the next level in medicinal sciences, the use of mesenchymal cells have become prevalent, Similarly now stem cells are being used in dental research as well in various clinical applications.This study aims to evaluate the overall effect of osseointegration by use of Allogenic Mesenchymal Stem cells while placing dental implants.Healthy subjects will be chosen and dental implants placed bilaterally one with standard surgical protocol and other with the use of Allogenic Mesenchymal Stem cells.The implant stability is checked using Resonance frequency analysis(RFA).The RFA values are statistically evaluated at various intervals and observations will be analysed on both test and control side.

BACKGROUND: The literature has shown that simplified methods for complete denture fabrication can be as effective as the traditional techniques, but with less expenditure of time and resources, without prejudice to the patients. However, the effectiveness of these simplified methods for patients with more complex medical conditions haven't been deeply explored. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effectiveness of a proposed simplified method for complete dentures fabrication for patients with severely resorbed mandibular alveolar bones. METHOD: edentulous patients requesting treatment with bimaxillary complete dentures in a university clinic will be rehabilitated following a simplified technical proposal, being divided randomly into two groups according to the mandibular arch molding technique. In group A, a single impression with alginate through pre-fabricated trays will be performed, while patients allocated in group B will receive a second molding with a more complex technique. After 3 and 6 months, besides important clinical parameters, it will be investigated aspects related to patient's perceptions about the success of treatment. The study will be conducted with a minimum of 30 participants per group, and comparisons between the two groups will be made by means of tests suitable for distribution of data.

The purpose of this study is to determine in situ the bacterial viability, thickness and bacterial diversity of a biofilm formed on different substrates in comparison to a naturally tooth-formed oral biofilm. In addition, it will be evaluated whether the restraint of oral hygiene measures may influence the development of the PL-Biofilm.

This study is designed to recall all patients who have received a full-arch monolithic zirconia implant supported fixed dental prosthesis in the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Dentistry Graduate Prosthodontic and/or Dental Faculty Practice clinics between January 1, 2008 to September 1, 2015. The main purpose is to evaluate the biological and technical complications associated with this form of prosthetic treatment. Additionally patient centered outcomes will be evaluated.

When the tooth is severely compromised, it needs a prosthetic crown. The tooth is prepared to allow the housing of the prosthetic crown without difficulty. This study aims to compare two different types of preparations to see with which of the two the gingival tissue reacts best.

Dental implants are used in dentistry to reestablish function and appearance to areas of the mouth where natural teeth are missing. Implants can be a good choice for almost all areas of the mouth except where the space left by missing teeth is too narrow. This is usually the case when front teeth are lost of have been missing since birth. The Maximus dental implant is the smallest implant made, just 3mm in diameter, and is especially designed to replace missing front teeth and yet be strong enough to function as a natural tooth. This study will assess the functional success of BioHorizons Maximus one-piece endosseous dental implant. We hypothesize that placement of the 3mm dental implant in areas of limited tooth-to-tooth spacing will be an efficacious tooth root replacement.