CompletedNot Applicable

Vitamin-D Insufficiency and Implants

Turkey (Türkiye)42 participantsStarted 2022-01-01

Plain-language summary

Vitamin D is important for bone health, immune function, and inflammation, along with dental implant success. The study aimed to assess bone markers and cytokine levels in patients with and without vitamin D insufficiency to better understand the effects of vitamin D levels on dental implant integration. The study included 42 patients in 2 groups; with insufficient (Group IN-S; n=21) and sufficient (Group S; n=21) levels of vitamin D. Bone remodelling, proinflammatory and antiinflammatory markers were analyzed in bone and peri-implant crevicular fluid (PICF) using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and results were reported as concentration and total amount.

Who can participate

Age range

18 Years – 65 Years

Sex

ALL

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Inclusion Criteria: Being volunteer to participate in the study, For the Vitamin D sufficient group (Group S) having a vitamin D level \>20 ng/ml; and 12-20 ng/ml for Vitamin D insufficient group (Groups IN-S). Having sufficient bone height and width at the edentulous areas, Not having a systemic disease that may adversely affect osseointegration, Not smoking Maintaining oral hygiene Exclusion Criteria: Vitamin D deficient patients (\<12 ng/ml), already using vitamin D supplements Presence of any systemic disease, such as uncontrolled diabetes, that may affect implant success, Smoking, Presence of untreated periodontitis, Previous exposure to radiotherapy in the head and neck area, Presence of osteoporosis or other metabolic bone diseases, Usage of oral/intravenous bisphosphonates, History of bone grafting and/or sinus lift, Long-term corticosteroid usage.

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What they're measuring

change from baseline to 3 months for IL10 and RANKL

Timeframe: 0 to 3 months

change from baseline to 3 months for RFA

Timeframe: 0 to 3 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06452251

SponsorVesile Elif Toy

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2023-06-01

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