Comparative Evaluation of Gnathological Function With Bruxoff®

NCT ID: NCT06096753

Last Updated: 2023-10-24

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-11-30

Study Completion Date

2025-06-30

Brief Summary

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This study aims to compare the gnathological function of edentulous patient rehabilitated according to the full-arch method (Columbus Bridge Protocol™) with immediate loading with that of dentate patients, through at-home night-time monitoring with Bruxoff® device.

Detailed Description

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Dental implants are now widely used in dentistry for the rehabilitation of partially or totally edentulous arches. These devices have shown excellent clinical success and are considered a reliable long-term treatment(1). In particular, the rehabilitation of the complete arch with immediate loading supported by maxillary implants has now become a safe and reliable procedure capable of rehabilitating the patient with residual or totally edentulous teeth. A fixed prosthesis supported by implants performed according to an immediate loading protocol represents a valid therapeutic option for the rehabilitation of totally edentulous patients, both from the point of view of patient satisfaction and masticatory performance(2,3,4).

Among the various protocols available in the literature, the one called Columbus Bridge Protocol™, developed by the prosthetic school of the University of Genoa, consists in the rehabilitation of one or both jaws with the insertion of a variable number of 4 to 6 dental implants followed by immediate loading(5). This rehabilitation has been documented to be a reliable implant-prosthetic solution in terms of survival and implant success in the medium and long term(2,6). However, considering the current scientific evidence, there is a lack of information relating to possible alterations in muscle activity following this implant-prosthetic rehabilitation.

For the evaluation of EMG activity of the stomatognathic system, the School of Turin has, for a decade now, tested and validated the use of Bruxoff® portable device for the evaluation of nocturnal bruxism, demonstrating a sensitivity and specificity of 91.6 % and 84.6% respectively (7,8).

Bruxoff® is a portable holter that uses 3 recording channels: 2 for recording the surface electromyographic signals (sEMG) of the two masseter muscles with concentric electrodes positioned on the two muscles (CoDe®: Concentric Detection, Spes Medica, Battipaglia, Italy), and one for heart rate detection (ECG) with a strap incorporating three surface electrodes positioned on the left side of the chest (7,13).

Patients who have been rehabilitated with a full-arch for at least 6 months at the Dental School of Turin and subjects waiting for implant-prosthetic rehabilitation of intercalated edentulism (i.e. single-tooth gap) will be involved.

The recordings will be carried out for 3 randomly selected nights within 3 weeks, with at least 4 hours of sleep per night, according to the method evaluated by Deregibus et al. In particular, the subjects will be instructed to perform 3 maximum voluntary contractions (Maximum Voluntary Clenching, MVC) lasting 2 seconds each and spaced by 5 seconds of rest at the beginning of the recording. The highest measurement among the MVCs is used to normalize the EMG values as a percentage of MVCs. The processing of the data will be carried out automatically and standardized using Bruxmeter software (Bruxmeter®, Spes Medica, Battipaglia, Italy) capable of processing the data recorded from the masseter muscles (surface electromyographic signal) and from the heart (cardiotachymetric signal).

Conditions

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Gnathological Function

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Test Group

The Test Group will include patients rehabilitated according to the full-arch method (Columbus Bridge ProtocolTM) with immediate loading for at least 6 months prior to the first nocturnal recording using Bruxoff®.

Bruxoff gnathological function analysis

Intervention Type DEVICE

The recordings will be carried out for 3 randomly selected nights within 3 weeks, with at least 4 hours of sleep per night.

Control Group

The Control Group will include healthy subjects and volunteers awaiting implant-prosthetic rehabilitation of intercalated edentulism (i.e. single-tooth gap) who have natural dentition up to the first molar.

Bruxoff gnathological function analysis

Intervention Type DEVICE

The recordings will be carried out for 3 randomly selected nights within 3 weeks, with at least 4 hours of sleep per night.

Interventions

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Bruxoff gnathological function analysis

The recordings will be carried out for 3 randomly selected nights within 3 weeks, with at least 4 hours of sleep per night.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Willingness to participate in the study
* Age \>18 years
* M/F sex
* Good general state of health
* Absence of clinical symptoms of bruxism, i.e. sore masticatory muscles(10,11)
* Good level of oral hygiene (assessed with FMPS \<25%)
* FMBS \<25%

Exclusion Criteria

* Age \<18 years
* Presence of severe psychiatric pathologies
* Presence of neuromuscular diseases/ severe neurodegenerative diseases
* Presence of diabetes or other metabolic diseases
* Pharmacological treatment with drugs that compromise the neuromuscular system
* Pharmacological treatment with antipsychotic drugs
* Presence of severe chronic diseases
* Cognitive disability
* Acute inflammation
* Presence of an oncological condition
* Smoking (\>10 cigarettes per day) Individuals with alcohol or drug addiction will be excluded. Subjects will also be asked not to consume caffeine, alcohol and tobacco in the 6 hours before starting the night recording with Bruxoff®(12).

Patients with implants affected by peri-implant pathology will be excluded from the Test Group.(15) Subjects suffering from periodontal disease (Stage III/IV Grade B/C) will be excluded from the Control Group (16).
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Prof. Andrea Deregibus

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Dr. Armando Crupi

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Dra. Giulia Ambrogio

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Dr. Andrea Roccuzzo

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Miss Lisa Sannicolo

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Turin, Italy

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Francesco Pera

prof.

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Francesco Pera, Prof.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Turin, Italy

Central Contacts

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Francesco Pera, Prof.

Role: CONTACT

0116331531

References

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Other Identifiers

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Bruxoff

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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