3D Evaluation of the Lip Support in a Full-arch Implant-supported Rehabilitations

Last updated: June 24, 2024
Sponsor: Implantology Institute
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

N/A

Treatment

Removable of the full arch implant-supported prostheses

Clinical Study ID

NCT06052501
DMarques
  • All Genders
  • Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the impact of a full arch implant-supported prostheses in the lip support. In a complex rehabilitation cases, the process between the diagnosis and the delivery of a prostheses may lead with many clinical and laboratorial choices which influence the final design of the prosthetic work and consequently the facial profile of the patient.

The use of 3D facial scanners and advanced superimposition methodology allows the investigators to objectively measure several relevant parameters such as vertical occlusion of dimension and lip support.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Individuals with at least a full-arch implant supported rehabilitation in the upperarch

  • Individuals with a provisional or a definitive implant-supported prosthesis

  • Individuals with a stable occlusion function

  • Individuals with compliance to collaborate with the research protocol

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Individuals with history of hypersensitivity to external light or any similarcondition

  • Individuals in an active surgical treatment period

  • Individuals in an active orthodontic treatment in the opposite arch

  • Individuals in an active facial treatment

  • Individuals who did not attend the maintenance visits

Study Design

Total Participants: 20
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: Removable of the full arch implant-supported prostheses
Phase:
Study Start date:
March 30, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
December 15, 2024

Study Description

Digital technologies have evolved exponentially in the dental medicine field endorsing a change between the conventional methods to virtually based methodologies in daily clinical and laboratorial practice.

Combining facial aspects and proportions with dento-gingival parameters are the basis when planning a new smile design and a final rehabilitationFacial surface images can be used for more predictable measurement and quantification of vertical dimension of occlusion and lip support before, during and after a full mouth rehabilitation. Besides that, the information obtained by facial scanners have a major impact in treatment planning process especially in multidisciplinary complex cases with the simulation of the treatment, identification of patient's expectations and the implementation of an effective communication tool.

The 4D-virtual patient is the future regarding the management of a patient in dental medicine, since the beginning of the process with data acquisition for the diagnosis to the definitive oral rehabilitation procedures. Similar to any methodology, it is important to understand what are the basis of the facial scanning and what protocols can obtain better results in terms of accuracy and reliability.

Connect with a study center

  • Implantology Institute

    Lisbon, 1070-064
    Portugal

    Active - Recruiting

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