Clinical analysis of the tooth-implant papilla for two narrow-diameter titanium-zirconium implants in the anterior area : prospective controlled clinical study

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BACKGROUND: Rehabilitation of the anterior area when the mesio-distal space is reduced is a challenge for the clinician, due to the patient's anatomical limitations and aesthetic requirements. Narrow Diameter Implants (NDI) are an option of treatment when the standard diameter implant is not possible, but the evidence is scarce. This prospective clinical study aims to analyze the formation of the tooth-implant papilla between the implant and the adjacent natural tooth in the maxillary lateral incisors and mandibular incisors.

METHODS: A total of 40 patients treated with NDI, of titanium-zirconium (Ti-Zr) alloy i.e., 2.9 mm Test Group (TG) and 3.3 mm Control Group (CG), were included. The mesiodistal distance between the adjacent natural teeth was used for implant selection, maintaining 1.5 mm between the fixation and the adjacent tooth. Clinical assessment was performed by a clinical examiner at 6 and 12 months after the final prosthesis. The primary variable was the Jemt Papillary Index. Also, implant survival rate (SR), complications, Implant Stability Quotient (ISQ), and patient-reported outcomes measures (PROMs) such as aesthetics, chewing, phonation, comfort, and self-esteem were analyzed.

RESULTS: A significant amount of papilla filling was observed concerning the baseline, with a trend towards more formation of the papilla in the TG, with a JPI score of 3. No significant differences were observed between the two groups regarding implant SR, clinical parameters, and complications. In terms of PROMs, a higher satisfaction in the TG was observed, with significant intergroup differences for aesthetics, comfort, self-esteem, and primary stability ISQ (TG: 59.05 (SD: 5.4) vs. CG: 51.55 (SD: 5.7)).

CONCLUSIONS: The 2.9 mm diameter Ti-Zr implants achieved a formation of papilla similar to 3.3 mm implants in the anterior region at 12 months of follow-up after the final prosthetic restoration. The use of Ti-Zr implants with a diameter of 2.9 mm to rehabilitate single teeth in areas of the anterior region, where the mesiodistal distance is limited, showed favorable clinical results and a high degree of satisfaction during 1 year of observation similar to 3.3 mm dental implants.

TRIAL REGISTRATION: This study was retrospectively registered in ClinicalTrials.gov with the number NCT05642520, dated 18/11/2022.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

BMC oral health - 24(2024), 1 vom: 05. März, Seite 310

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Herrera-Pérez, Paola [VerfasserIn]
García-De-La-Fuente, Ana María [VerfasserIn]
Andia-Larrea, Eztizen [VerfasserIn]
Marichalar-Mendia, Xabier [VerfasserIn]
Aguirre-Urizar, José Manuel [VerfasserIn]
Aguirre-Zorzano, Luis Antonio [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aesthetic area
C6V6S92N3C
Controlled Clinical Trial
D1JT611TNE
Dental Implants
Dental implants
Incisor
Journal Article
Patient-reported outcomes measures
Prospective study
Prosthodontics
Single-tooth
Ti-Zr alloy
Titanium
Zirconium

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 07.03.2024

Date Revised 15.03.2024

published: Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05642520

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12903-024-04075-2

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369337115