Clinical Trial: Immediate Loading of Implants in the Partially or Completely Edentulous Jaw

Study Status: Active, not recruiting
Recruit Status: Active, not recruiting
Study Type: Observational

Official Title:

Brief Summary:

Since its introduction in the late 1990s, immediate implant loading concepts (IL) have become a frequent alternative for delayed implant procedures. IL concepts reduce chair time, the number of surgical interventions and pain, and offer instant comfort to the patient. Its reduced treatment time results in obvious socioeconomic advantages. Although there is at present abundant evidence that supports IL, evaluation of long-term biological and mechanical stability outcomes of large patient populations could allow quality improvement and more accurate patient selection. The Departments of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and the Department of Dentistry of the General Hospital Saint-John Bruges act as one of the pioneers of IL in Belgium, routinely performing the concept since 2001.

The investigators aim to evaluate the biological and mechanical short- and long-term outcome of IL in partially or completely edentulous patients. Moreover, the investigators aim to detect potential influencing risk factors predicting undesirable prosthetic outcome.


Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: AZ Sint-Jan AV

Current Primary Outcome:

  • implant survival rate [ Time Frame: within 6 months post placement of implants ]
  • implant survival rate [ Time Frame: until a maximum of 15 years of follow-up ]


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

  • Infection rate [ Time Frame: within 6 months post placement of implants ]
  • Infection rate [ Time Frame: until a maximum of 15 years of follow-up ]
  • correlation between patient-mediated factors (age, gender, comorbidities, etc) and occurrence of implant instability, as clinically evaluated by the treating surgeon [ Time Frame: within 6 months post placement of implants ]
  • correlation between patient-mediated factors (age, gender, comorbidities, etc) and occurrence of implant instability, as clinically evaluated by the treating surgeon [ Time Frame: until a maximum of 15 years of follow-up ]
  • correlation between clinical factors (surgeon, surgical procedure, etc) as and the occurrence of implant instability, as clinically evaluated by the treating surgeon [ Time Frame: within 6 months post placement of implants ]
  • correlation between clinical factors (surgeon, surgical procedure, etc) as and the occurrence of implant instability, as clinically evaluated by the treating surgeon [ Time Frame: until a maximum of 15 years of follow-up ]
  • correlation between implant characteristics (design/finish/material) and occurrence of implant instability, as clinically evaluated by the treating surgeon [ Time Frame: within 6 months post placement of implants ]
  • correlation between implant characteristics (design/finish/material) and occurrence of implant instability, as clinically evaluated by the treating surgeon [ Time Frame: until a maximum of 15 years of follow-up ]


Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: AZ Sint-Jan AV

Dates:
Date Received: January 11, 2016
Date Started: January 2001
Date Completion: December 2016
Last Updated: January 19, 2016
Last Verified: January 2016