NCT06288919

Erythritol vs Ultrasonic Scaler Prophylaxis Systems on Dental Implants With Crowns Made by Different Materials

Erythritol vs Ultrasonic Scaler Prophylaxis Systems on Dental Implants With Different Types of Crowns: 24-months Randomized Clinical Trial

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Pavia · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of the study is to assess which prophylaxis methods is the most suitable for peri-implant hygiene between erythritol and ultrasonic scaler with peek inserts. A randomized clinical trial will be conducted on the patient. Patients will be randomly divided into two groups: * Erythritol group: erythritol with a particle size of \~14 µm will be used for 5 seconds (AIRFLOW® PLUS EMS) * Ultrasonic scaler group: a piezoelectric handpiece with peek inserts (Mini Piezon EMS; PI EMS) will be used. Different subgroups will be defined according to the material of the dental crown of the related implant. The oral hygiene session will be carried out every 6 months (2-years follow-up; 6 sessions), after instruction and motivation of the patient, completion of the clinical chart with the recording of the Probing Depth (evaluation in mm of the peri-implant sulcus taken by a periodontal probe; 4 surfaces of the gingival margin are detected: vestibular, palatal/lingual, mesial, distal), Bleeding on Probing and Plaque Index.

Detailed description

The aim of the study is to assess which prophylaxis methods is the most suitable for peri-implant hygiene between erythritol and ultrasonic scaler with peek inserts. A randomized clinical trial will be conducted on the patient. Patients will be randomly divided into two groups: * Erythritol group: erythritol with a particle size of \~14 µm will be used for 5 seconds (AIRFLOW® PLUS EMS) * Ultrasonic scaler group: a piezoelectric handpiece with peek inserts (Mini Piezon EMS; PI EMS) will be used. Different subgroups will be defined according to the material of the dental crown of the related implant: feldspathic ceramic, zirconia and lithium disilicate. The oral hygiene session will be carried out every 6 months (2-years follow-up; 6 sessions), after instruction and motivation of the patient, completion of the clinical chart with the recording of the Probing Depth (evaluation in mm of the peri-implant sulcus taken by a periodontal probe; 4 surfaces of the gingival margin are detected: vestibular, palatal/lingual, mesial, distal), Bleeding on Probing and Plaque Index.

Conditions

• Dental Implant Failed
• Peri-implant Mucositis
• Peri-Implantitis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Erythritol prophylactic powders	erythritol with particle size of \~14 µm will be used for 5 seconds (AIRFLOW® PLUS EMS)
OTHER	Ultrasonic scaler with peek inserts	ultrasonic scaler, a piezoelectric handpiece with peek inserts (Mini Piezon EMS; PI, EMS) will be used.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-03-01
• Primary completion: 2026-04-01
• Completion: 2026-04-10
• First posted: 2024-03-01
• Last updated: 2025-01-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy