NCT06302322

Long-term Follow up of Mucosal Tissue Height Influence on Peri-implant Bone Levels.

Influence of Mucosal Tissue Height on Implant Crestal Bone Stability: A Longitudinal 10-year Cohort Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 59 (actual)
• Sponsor: Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM) · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Our study looks into how the thickness of the gum tissue affects the health of the bone around dental implants over ten years. We include 59 people and divide them into three groups based on their gum tissue thickness. Some have naturally thin gums, some have thin gums that were made thicker with a special procedure, and some already had thick gums. We try to find out if having thicker gums, whether naturally or through enhancement, can help keep the bone around dental implants healthy in the long run.

Detailed description

The protocol of our study focuses on understanding the impact of gum tissue thickness on the stability of the bone surrounding dental implants over a period of ten years. We enroll 59 participants and categorize them based on their initial gum thickness. The study groups included participants with naturally thin gums, participants whose thin gums were surgically enhanced with an allogenic tissue matrix to increase thickness, and participants with naturally thick gums. We monitore the bone levels around the implants using X-rays at baseline and annually, assessing any changes in bone health and stability. Our objective is to determine if and how the thickness of gum tissue influences long-term bone preservation around dental implants, aiming to provide insights into better implant care and outcomes.

Conditions

• Edentulous Alveolar Ridge

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Thin Tissues	Patients with thin tissues received implants 10 years ago and are now followed up after 10 years.
PROCEDURE	Thick Tissues	Patients with thick tissues received implants 10 years ago and are now followed up after 10 years.
PROCEDURE	Surgically augmented thin tissues	Patients with thin tissues received soft tissue augmentation and implants 10 years ago and are now followed up after 10 years.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-01-07
• Primary completion: 2022-08-15
• Completion: 2022-10-01
• First posted: 2024-03-08
• Last updated: 2024-03-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Lithuania