Dynamic Navigation vs. the Freehand Method

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA · Aug 31, 2023

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is comparing two methods for placing dental implants: a new navigation system called X-Guide® and the traditional freehand technique. The goal is to see which method is more accurate when used by novice surgeons who are just starting to learn how to place implants. This study is currently looking for participants aged 18 and older who have missing teeth in certain areas of their mouths and have healed adequately for implant placement.

To participate, individuals must be willing to sign a consent form and have specific conditions, such as having a single missing tooth or a small section of missing teeth. However, certain health issues, like serious systemic diseases or recent smoking habits, may prevent someone from joining. If eligible, participants will undergo the implant procedure and help researchers understand how effective the X-Guide® system is compared to the traditional method. This research could lead to improved techniques in dental implant placement, ultimately benefiting patients in the future.

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Subjects who agree to voluntarily sign the informed consent before performing any action related to the study.
• • Men or women at least 18 years old.
• • Single edentulous spaces or edentulous sections located in maxilla or mandible with a healing period longer than 12 weeks to rehabilitate with implant-supported fixed crowns ≤3 units.
• • O'Leary plaque and/or bleeding on probing index ≤25%.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Systemic diseases that may interfere with dental implant placement.
• • Any contraindications for oral surgical procedures.
• • History of head and neck radiotherapy.
• • Patients smoking \>20 cigarettes/day or tobacco equivalents.
• • History of substance abuse (drugs or alcohol) or any other factor (e.g., severe psychiatric illness) that, in the opinion of the investigator, could interfere with the patient's ability to cooperate and comply with the study.
• • Patients who have participated in a clinical trial within the last 30 days.
• • Pregnant or lactating women.
• • Patients with poor or unmotivated oral hygiene.
• • Probing depth with bleeding of ≥4 mm in one of the teeth adjacent to the edentulous space or tract.
• • Need to perform guided bone regeneration procedures simultaneous to implant placement.
• • Cases where the use of transepithelial abutments is not recommended (reduced prosthetic space, high esthetic demand associated with thin gingival biotypes, etc.).