Status:
COMPLETED
Bisphosphonate-coated Dental Implants
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital, Linkoeping
Conditions:
Edentatio (Toothlessness)
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
Dental implants (screws for fastening false teeth) have been coated with bisphosphonates (drugs that slow down removal of bone). Patients get one such screw and one without coating, by a surgeon who d...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Need for at least 2 dental implants, which are to be inserted in bone of reasonably similar quality.
Exclusion
- Systemic or immunologic disease, alcoholism, uncontrolled diabetes and smoking.
- Local exclusion criteria were: previous tumour, trauma and surgery.
- Also patients with Cawood \& Howell class IV - VI maxilla-bone were excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
16 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00767169
Start Date
October 1 2008
End Date
June 1 2011
Last Update
December 10 2013
Active Locations (1)
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Department of Oral & maxillofacial surgery, University Hospital.
Linköping, Sweden, SE-581 85