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Dental Implant FailedNCT05754970

Clinical, Prospective, Non-profit, Non-pharmacological Study on Geass Healing Abutment: Microbiological, Histological, and Immuno-histochemical Evaluation.

A study testing laser treated in people with Dental Implant Failed, run by G. d'Annunzio University at 1 site in Italy.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

The health of peri-implant soft tissues is important for the long-term success rate of dental implants and the surface topography is pivotal in influencing it. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate, in human patients, the inflammatory mucosal microenvironment in the tissue surrounding a new, nanoscale… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 75 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Dental Implant Failed
What is being tested?
laser treated
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
38 participants
Where
1 siteItaly
Study dates
1 Nov 2018to 15 Jan 2020
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 75 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients between 18 and 75 years
  • Patients with no systemic and/or oral health disease
  • At least six months of healing after tooth extraction
  • Adequate dimension of the attached gingiva (>2 mm) or keratinized tissue at the site selected and adequate residual bone crest

Who cannot join

  • - Patients with poor oral hygiene
  • Plaque score (PS) and bleeding on probing (BOP) more than 25%
  • Patients with active periodontal disease
  • Insufficient bone thickness for implant insertion and bone augmentation procedures
  • patients who necessitate immediate implant loading protocols
  • Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
  • Immune diseases
  • Patients who smoke more than 10 cig/die

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Italy1 site
  • G. d'Annunzio University

    Chieti, CH, 66100

Other trials in Italy

About this study

The health of peri-implant soft tissues is important for the long-term success rate of dental implants and the surface topography is pivotal in influencing it. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate, in human patients, the inflammatory mucosal microenvironment in the tissue surrounding a new, nanoscale, laser-treated healing abutment characterized by engineered nanopores versus a standard machined-surface.

The prospective clinical study will evaluate the effect of the presence of a laser-etched surface in the coronal portion of healing stumps in forming the coronal seal and reducing the accumulation of bacterial plaque around it. The screws will serve as their own control group since they have both a laser-etched and a smooth portion.

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Primary objective:

To evaluate the adhesion of fibroblastic cells from the peri-implant mucosa on the surface of the healing stump through scanning electron microscope analysis, expressed in terms of the area covered by the cells.

Secondary objectives:

To evaluate the amount of bacterial adhesion around healing stumps with a laser-etched and smooth altered surface through scanning electron microscope analysis, expressed in terms of the area covered by the cells.

To evaluate the presence of hemidesmosomal structures through the expression of α-6 and β-4 integrins.

To evaluate bacterial adhesion on healing screws. To evaluate the healing of peri-implant soft tissues through clinical indices, such as Plaque Index and Gingival Index.

The healing period was 12 ± 4 weeks (T1) before the second surgical procedure, during which all healing abutments were placed. To prevent allocation bias among patients, each healing abutment was designed with two surfaces that alternated between laser-treated/machined and ma-chined/laser-treated. The experimental healing abutment was removed after 30 ± 7 days, which coincided with the soft tissue biopsy.

Being tested
laser treated

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • laser treatedProcedure or surgery

    The second surgical stage was done after a healing period 12 ± 4 weeks (T1) where all the healing abutments were placed. Each healing abutment had repeated the two surfaces as twice follows: laser-treated/machined/ laser-treated/machined. Experimental healing abutment was removed after 30 ± 7 days, the same time as the soft tissue biopsy.

    After the healing period (30 ± 7 days), before starting with the prosthetic restoration of the fixtures, an impression was taken of the small-diameter Has, and circular sections (diameter 5 mm) soft tissues around them were retrieved for analysis.

Study groups in NCT05754970
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
laser/machinedExperimentalon the same customized healing abutment laser-treated/machined surface treatments were repeated with the following order: Laser treated/machined/laser treated/machined. This order was performed to eliminate the bias of the different surface allocation on patients.
Receives: Procedure: laser treated

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. soft tissue adhesion

    To evaluate the adhesion of fibroblastic cells from the peri-implant mucosa on the surface of the healing stump through scanning electron microscope analysis, expressed in terms of the area covered by the cells.

    Measured: After a healing period of 12 ± 4 weeks, during the second surgical phase

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. bacterial adhesion

    To evaluate the amount of bacterial adhesion around healing stumps with a laser-etched and smooth altered surface through scanning electron microscope analysis, expressed in terms of the area covered by the cells.

    Measured: After a healing period of 12 ± 4 weeks, during the second surgical phase

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted6 Mar 2023
  2. Study start1 Nov 2018
  3. Primary completion1 Feb 2019
  4. Study completion15 Jan 2020

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Model description
To prevent allocation bias among patients, each healing abutment was designed with two surfaces that alternated between laser-treated/machined and ma-chined/laser-treated. The experimental healing abutment was removed after 30 ± 7 days, which coincided with the soft tissue biopsy.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
38 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05754970
Sponsor's protocol ID
2218102018
Status last verified
Feb 2023
First submitted
22 Feb 2023
Last updated
6 Mar 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Belloni A, Argentieri G, Orilisi G, Notarstefano V, Giorgini E, D'Addazio G, Orsini G, Caputi S, Sinjari B. New insights on collagen structural organization and spatial distribution around dental implants: a comparison between machined and laser-treated surfaces. J Transl Med. 2024 Jan 31;22(1):120. doi: 10.1186/s12967-024-04906-4.

    PubMed 38297308
  • Gaggi G, Di Credico A, D'Addazio G, Ghinassi B, Argentieri G, Caputi S, Di Baldassarre A, Sinjari B. Impact on peri-implant connective tissue of laser treated versus traditional healing abutments: a human clinical trials. BMC Oral Health. 2023 Jun 27;23(1):425. doi: 10.1186/s12903-023-03148-y.

    PubMed 37370064

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing laser treated in people with Dental Implant Failed, run by G. d'Annunzio University at 1 site in Italy.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 8 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Mar 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Italy. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

soft tissue adhesion (time frame: After a healing period of 12 ± 4 weeks, during the second surgical phase). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05754970, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 6 Mar 2023.

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