Implant Healing Abutment and Chlorhexidine

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2017-11-26
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The work hyposesis is based on the application of a chlorhexidine gel against the non-application on the healing abutments in patients who have received a submerged titanium implant to check its effect on healing and prevention of bacterial plaque accumulation during a period of 1 month.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Universidad de Murcia
• Treatments: Chlorhexidine; Chlorhexidine gluconate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Good systemic health status (ASA I or II).

• No current pain.

• No use of painkillers or Anti-inflammatory drugs in the prior weeks.

• Older than 18 years.

• Oral hygiene index of ≤ 2 (Löe and Silness).

• A minimum of 2 mm of adhered gum.

• A minimum of 8 mm of vertical bone.

• A minimum of 7 mm of vestibule-lingual bone.

• Scheduled to receive a unitary implant.

• Willing to participate in this controlled study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant or nursing women.

• Use of any type of medication that might affect the perception of pain.

• An history of alcohol or drug abuse.

• A requirement for guided regeneration or sinus lifting procedures.

• Failure to comply with the study protocol.