NCT03114956

Brief Summary

Peri-implantitis represents a major biological complication of implant dentistry with reported prevalence of up to 47% of implants. The disease is characterized by inflammatory response to the biofilm inhabiting the implant surface. To treat this inflammatory disease, surgical and non-surgical therapies have been proposed, all of which entail biofilm removal through implant surface decontamination. Systematic review of various surface decontamination protocols has failed to demonstrate superiority of any of the protocols. One possible explanation is that most studies have examined decontamination of implant surfaces following experimentally-induced peri-implantitis, where implant surfaces lack the tenacious mineralized biofilm often found in clinical peri-implantitis and are therefore easily decontaminated. The investigators have hypothesized that control of inflammation and repair of pathologically damaged peri-implant tissues requires a comprehensive mechanical plus chemical surface decontamination therapy. The aims of this study are to 1) determine the most effective surface decontamination protocol that can lead to control of peri-implant inflammation and 2) delineate the microbial and immunological mediators that are associated with the changes in peri-implant inflammation. The investigators propose to compare conventional implant surface contamination techniques to a comprehensive mechanical plus chemical protocol. This randomized controlled clinical trial seeks to enroll 68 participants with at least one implant diagnosed with moderate to severe peri-implantitis. Pre-op parameters to be assessed include: probing pocket depth, bleeding on probing, suppuration, plaque index, marginal inflammation, recession, clinical attachment level, inflammatory biomarkers and microbial sampling, and digital intra-oral peri-apical radiograph. Subjects will be randomly assigned to one of the four surgical debridement intervention groups: (A) gauzes soaked in sterile saline and chlorhexidine; (B) Titanium brush; (C) Air power abrasion; (D) comprehensive surface decontamination, including titanium brush, air powder abrasion and surface etching with 9.6% hydrofluoric acid gel. At 3-months post-operative, the initial clinical assessment will be repeated. The clinical examination will be used to analyze the efficacy of each treatment in controlling peri-implant mucosal inflammation. The ultimate objective of this research is not only to identify an effective method for control of peri-implant inflammation, but also to lay the foundation to detect biomarkers of peri-implantitis that can potentially be helpful in future studies as risk factors of this disease.

Trial Health

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At Risk

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Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2019

Status
withdrawn

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

April 3, 2017

Completed
11 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

April 14, 2017

Completed
2.2 years until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 19, 2019

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 19, 2019

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 19, 2019

Completed
Last Updated

June 21, 2019

Status Verified

June 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

Same day

First QC Date

April 3, 2017

Last Update Submit

June 19, 2019

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

  • Bleeding on Probing (BOP)

    A periodontal probe will be used at 6 locations around each implant (mesiobuccal, buccal, distobuccal, mesiolingual, lingual, and distolingual). Presence of gingival bleeding upon probing will be recorded. This will be a binary outcome (Yes or No)

    3 months

  • Suppuration upon probing

    A periodontal probe will be used at 6 locations around each implant (mesiobuccal, buccal, distobuccal, mesiolingual, lingual, and distolingual). Presence of suppuration upon probing will be recorded. This will be a binary outcome (Yes or No)

    3 months

  • Probing Pocket Depth (PPD)

    Distance from the gingival margin to the depth of the pocket

    3 months

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • Marginal bone loss

    3 month

  • Inflammatory biomarkers

    3 months

  • Microbial profile

    3 months

Study Arms (4)

Group A

EXPERIMENTAL

Implant surface will be wiped with sterile gauze soaked alternatively in sterile saline and CHX (5 times)

Procedure: Gauze

Group B

EXPERIMENTAL

Titanium brush: Titanium brush (TiBrush, Straumann, Switzerland) mounted on an oscillating hand piece will be used for 1 minute.

Procedure: Titanium brush

Group C

EXPERIMENTAL

Air powder abrasion: One minute of air powder abrasion using Glycine prophy powder (Prophy Jet, Dentsply, USA) with overlapping passes form apical to coronal direction for 1 minute.

Procedure: Air powder abrasion

Group D

EXPERIMENTAL

A comprehensive treatment including the use of titanium brush and air powder abrasion (as described above) and 30 seconds etching with 9.6% HF acid gel (Premier, USA) applied with a micro-applicator tip (Unipack Medical, USA), followed by copious irrigation with sterile saline.

Procedure: Comprehensive

Interventions

GauzePROCEDURE

Implant surface will be wiped with sterile gauze soaked alternatively in sterile saline and CHX (5 times)

Group A

Titanium brush: Titanium brush (TiBrush, Straumann, Switzerland) mounted on an oscillating hand piece will be used for 1 minute.

Group B

Air powder abrasion: One minute of air powder abrasion using Glycine prophy powder (Prophy Jet, Dentsply, USA) with overlapping passes form apical to coronal direction for 1 minute.

Group C
ComprehensivePROCEDURE

A comprehensive treatment including the use of titanium brush and air powder abrasion (as described above) and 30 seconds etching with 9.6% HF acid gel (Premier, USA) applied with a micro-applicator tip (Unipack Medical, USA), followed by copious irrigation with sterile saline.

Group D

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 75 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • PPD \>6 mm
  • Positive BOP
  • Peri-implant marginal bone loss (MBL) \>3 mm
  • Age: 18 to 75 years

You may not qualify if:

  • Implant mobility
  • Smoking
  • Current cancer
  • Steroids use (last 2 years)
  • Bisphosphonates use (last 4 years)
  • Uncontrolled diabetes (HBA1c \>7)
  • Other systemic conditions that affect wound healing

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Peri-Implantitis

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Periodontal DiseasesMouth DiseasesStomatognathic Diseases
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Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Masking Details
The investigator who is analyzing the data will be blinded to the assigned groups to prevent bias.
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

April 3, 2017

First Posted

April 14, 2017

Study Start

June 19, 2019

Primary Completion

June 19, 2019

Study Completion

June 19, 2019

Last Updated

June 21, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-06

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will share

At the end of the study, the clinical data and radiographs will be shared with other investigators included in this study for analysis.