AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.
Inclusion criteria
✓. Participant is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the trial.
✓. In good general health as evidenced by medical history.
✓. Presenting a single hopeless tooth candidate for extraction in the maxillary or mandibular area (from second premolar to second premolar, intercalated or the last tooth of dental arch) in need of a single implant-supported fixed prosthetic rehabilitation.
✓. Presence of \>3mm of buccal wall dehiscence evaluated using Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT).
✓. In healthy periodontal conditions (i.e., no presence of sites ≥ 4 mm and/or presence of intra-bony defects in the selected sites, full mouth plaque score \< 20% and full-mouth bleeding score \< 20%).
Exclusion criteria
✕. Current or previous use of immunosuppressant, bisphosphonate, or high-dose corticosteroid therapy.
✕. Presence of inflammatory and autoimmune disease of the oral cavity.
✕. Severe or poorly controlled diabetes or previous radiotherapy of head area.
What they're measuring
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Vertical buccal bone height changes (∆VBBH).
Timeframe: at baseline and at 6 months after procedure
✕. Contraindications to dental and/or surgical interventions (e.g. severe endocrine bone diseases, severe metabolic bone disorders, malignant tumour diseases).
✕. Individuals who are smokers of \>10 cigarettes/day.
✕. Female participant who is pregnant, lactating or planning pregnancy during the course of the study.
✕. Presence of \<3mm of dehiscence of buccal walls of the socket after tooth extraction.
✕. Presence of a distance between the interdental bone crest and buccal bone crest \<3 mm after tooth extraction.