Implant-supported Fixed Dental Prostheses (FDPs) With Cantilever Extension
Switzerland35 participantsStarted 2023-01-02
Plain-language summary
To report the clinical and radiographic outcomes of implant-supported fixed dental prostheses with full-ceramic cantilever extensions (FDPCs) after a function time ≥ 12 months.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 99 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients aged ≥18 years
* Written informed consent
* Patients with systemic health or controlled medical conditions
* Patients with healthy or treated periodontal conditions
* Patients enrolled in regular supportive periodontal therapy (SPT)
* Patients without clinical signs of bruxism and/or oral parafunctions
* 2 osseointegrated dental implants in the canine or posterior areas of maxilla and mandible following transmucosal placement and healing of 3-6 months
* Tissue level solid-screw implants with a sand-blasted and acid- etched (SLA) surface with an endosseous diameter of 3.3, 4.1 or 4.8 mm, a length of 8, 10 or 12 mm, a shoulder diameter of 4.8 mm and a supracrestal machined neck with a height of 1.8 or 2.8 mm (Straumann® Dental Implant System, Institut Straumann AG, Basel, Switzerland)
* Full-ceramic
* Utilization of prefabricated titanium abutments
* Cemented (3Mâ„¢ ESPE Ketacâ„¢ Cem, Seefeld, Germany) or screw-retained fixed dental prostheses with a mesial or distal cantilever extension (FDPCs)
* Cantilever extension corresponding to 1 premolar unit (i.e., 6-7 mm)
* Absence of occlusal contacts or guidance on the cantilever extension at baseline
* Opposing dentition consisting of natural teeth or fixed or removable prosthetic restorations
* Availability of a periapical radiograph at baseline (i.e. FDPC delivery)
* Availability of PPD measurements (mm) taken at baseline at 4 sites/implant with a graduated Michigan periodontal probe (Deppeler SA, Roll…