Digital Intraoral Scanning With and Without Prefabricated Landmarks Versus Conventional Impression Technique

NCT ID: NCT06592066

Last Updated: 2024-09-19

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

12 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-09-30

Study Completion Date

2025-10-31

Brief Summary

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The aim of this clinical trial is to evaluate the accuracy of digital implant impressions with or without prefabricated landmarks between scan bodies compared to conventional impression technique in mandibular full-arch implant cases.

Detailed Description

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Implant-supported full arch dental prostheses are crucial and reliable alternatives for individuals with missing teeth in their jaws. The initial phase in the production of implant-supported prostheses involves the impression-taking process. Inaccurate impressions can result in a misfit between the prosthesis and implant abutment, potentially causing both mechanical and biological complications that can adversely affect the long-term viability of the implants. Therefore, the precision of impressions is of utmost importance, particularly for prostheses supported by multiple implants.

The conventional approach to obtaining impressions for multiple implants involves the use of an open-tray technique, widely adopted in dental practice. In this method, impression copings are connected to prevent rotational movements, making it a preferable choice compared to the non-splinting technique. Nevertheless, this procedure is complex, less efficient, and demands considerable clinical expertise. It is advised for use by experienced dentists, as those lacking experience have shown a notably higher rate of unsuccessful outcomes when employing the splinting technique.6 Additionally, various factors, such as patients' pharyngeal reflex and the potential deformation of impression materials, can influence the accuracy of implant impressions in the conventional workflow.

With the advancement of computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) and digital technologies, the intraoral scanner (IOS) has gained popularity for capturing implant positions. In clinical practice, IOSs are valued for their comfort, efficiency, and practicality. However, it's important to note that IOSs cannot completely replace traditional methods. When it comes to implant-supported fixed dental prostheses, intraoral scanners can effectively be used for single- and three-unit implant scanning.

In a study from 2020, Revell et al. recommended specific scanners, such as Primescan, for complete-arch implant impressions due to their low deviation values at the implant platform level. Nevertheless, the accuracy of older models of intraoral scanners may not be reliable when scanning edentulous spaces with long inter-implant distances or fully edentulous jaws, particularly in the hands of inexperienced operators.

Previous research has introduced custom-designed scan bodies featuring an extensional structure to achieve dependable digital full-arch implant impressions. Typically, these platforms necessitate the use of custom-made scan bodies or a secondary scan to obtain mucosal information. In this context, this study is conducted to present newly designed prefabricated landmarks between the scan bodies to offer a solution for digital scanning of a mandibular full-arch implant. Therefore, the aim of this study is to evaluate and compare the accuracy of digital intraoral scanning with or without prefabricated landmarks to conventional impression techniques in mandibular full-arch implant cases.

The null hypothesis posits that there would be no significant difference in accuracy between digital intraoral scanning with or without prefabricated landmarks between scan bodies and conventional impression techniques.

Conditions

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Dental Impression Technique

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Splinted Conventional Impression Technique

Splinted open tray conventional impression technique will be used for the mandibular full-arch implants, utilizing medium body impression material.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Splinted Open Top Tay Conventional Impression Technique

Intervention Type DEVICE

Splinted open-top tray conventional impression technique will be preformed by using medium body silicone impression material.

Digital impression technique with scan bodies

Digital impression technique will be employed for mandibular full-arch implants, using intraoral scanning with scan bodies to capture the implant positions.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Digital Impression by using Intraoral Scanning of Scan Bodies

Intervention Type DEVICE

intraoral scanning will be used to capture the positions of full-arch mandibular implants with the aid of scan bodies.

Digital impression technique with scan bodies with Prefabricated Landmarks

Digital impression technique will be employed for mandibular full-arch implants, using intraoral scanning with scan bodies with prefabricated landmarks to capture the implant positions.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Digital Impression by using Intraoral Scanning of Scan Bodies with Prefabricated Landmarks

Intervention Type DEVICE

intraoral scanning will be used to capture the positions of full-arch mandibular implants with the aid of scan bodies with prefabricated landmarks in place.

Interventions

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Digital Impression by using Intraoral Scanning of Scan Bodies

intraoral scanning will be used to capture the positions of full-arch mandibular implants with the aid of scan bodies.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Digital Impression by using Intraoral Scanning of Scan Bodies with Prefabricated Landmarks

intraoral scanning will be used to capture the positions of full-arch mandibular implants with the aid of scan bodies with prefabricated landmarks in place.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Splinted Open Top Tay Conventional Impression Technique

Splinted open-top tray conventional impression technique will be preformed by using medium body silicone impression material.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* patients with completely edentulous mandible, non-smokers, 50-70 years in age, have Good oral hygiene and motivation.

Exclusion Criteria

* patients with major systemic diseases that may affect osseointegration as uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, the need for extensive bone grafting in planned implant site, pregnancy, patients under bisphosphonate treatment, and limited mouth-opening for executing the guided implant surgery.
Minimum Eligible Age

50 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Ain Shams University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Kirollos Sobhy Kamel Shanoudy

Associate Lecturer

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Ingy A. Talaat, PHD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Ain Shams Univeristy

Noha H. Nawar, PHD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Ain Shams Univeristy

Omar A. El-Sadat, PHD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Ain Shams Univeristy

Omnia M. Refai, PHD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Ain Shams Univeristy

Central Contacts

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Kirollos S. Shanoudy, PHD candidate

Role: CONTACT

01280180780

Omnia M. Refai, PHD

Role: CONTACT

01202420046 ext. +02

References

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Other Identifiers

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FDASU-Rec ID022403

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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