Can 3D scanning and digital production techniques improve the fit of a dental crown and reduce the time taken in patients who have a dental implant to replace an extracted molar or premolar?
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN14838166 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN14838166 |
- Submission date
- 19/01/2020
- Registration date
- 25/01/2020
- Last edited
- 27/01/2020
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Oral Health
Plain English Summary
Background and study aims
In dental practice, dental impressions should be taken for most cases to manufacture implant-supported crowns. With the development of digital technologies in dentistry, the conventional workflow could be gradually replaced by more accurate and comfortable technology. A digital impression is a three-dimensional replica of dentation captured by intra-oral scanning. With this digital impression, a virtual crown could be designed on computer software and then milled by CAD/CAM milling machine. Good accuracy of this digital workflow was proven in experimental studies. However, clinical studies are still lacking. This study is to compare crown accuracy and time efficiency of posterior single implant treatment between digital workflow and conventional workflow.
Who can participate?
Adults over the age of 17 who missed single posterior premolar or first molar for at least three months
What does the study involve?
Participants are asked to join this study after they are evaluated to be a good candidate for single implant treatment in the posterior area. Participants are randomly allocated to one of two groups. Those in the first group receive implant surgery and Intra-oral scanning at first appointment and get crown delivery four months later. Those in the second group receive implant surgery at first appointment, conventional impression three months later at a second appointment and crown delivery one month later at third appointment. Chair-side operation time was recorded and crown morphology was scanned before and after crown adjustment for data analysis. The study lasts one year in total.
What are the possible benefits and risks of participating?
There will be no immediate direct benefit to those taking part. But there should be benefits to future patients who receive implant treatment because digital workflow might greatly shorten treatment time and increase crown accuracy. The main risk of digital workflow is crown inaccuracy and the possibility of re-manufacture in the test group. In that case, the conventional workflow will be applied and participants will have to come one more appointment to get crown delivery.
Where is the study run from?
Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, China
When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for?
September 2018 to October 2019
Who is funding the study?
Investigator initiated and funded
Who is the main contact?
Shuxin Ren
shuxin.ren@hotmail.com
Contact information
Scientific
Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology
22 Zhongguancun South Avenue
Haidian District
Beijing
100081
China
 ORCID ID |
0000-0002-2336-3424 |
|---|---|
| Phone | +86-82195344 |
| shuxin.ren@hotmail.com |
Study information
| Study design | Single center interventional randomized controlled trial |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study setting(s) | Hospital |
| Study type | Treatment |
| Participant information sheet | Not available in web format, please use contact details to request a participant information sheet |
| Scientific title | Crown accuracy and time efficiency in posterior single implant treatment using immediate digital impression and split-file workflow: a randomized control trial |
| Study hypothesis | Posterior single implant treatment using immediate digital impression and split-file workflow is as accurate and time efficient as workflow using conventional impression after implant healing. |
| Ethics approval(s) | Approved 01/09/2019, Institutional Review Board of Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology (22 Zhongguancun South Avenue, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, China; +86-10-82195759; keyanchuethics@163.com), ref: PKUSSIRB-201840188 |
| Condition | Comparison of 3D scanning and conventional impressions for crown production in people receiving a dental implant to replace an extracted molar |
| Intervention | Half of the patients are randomized into test group that receives Intra-oral scanning (IOS) immediately after implant placement and crown delivery four months later, while the other half are included into control group that will have a conventional impression three months after implant placement and crown delivery one month later. A non-subject-related researcher will perform the random allocation sequences by using computer-generated random numbers. Data collection: All crowns were scanned with the same intraoral scanning (3 shape TRIOS Color, 3shape, Denmark) chairside before any clinical adjustment was made. STL files were generated and marked as PRE files. After crown adjustment, post adjustment crowns were scanned by the same scanner to generate a new STL file, POST file. PRE and POST files were both exported to the analysis software (Geomagic Control 2014, Geomagic, USA) for pre and post crown adjustment evaluation. After proper trimming, post file was superimposed on pre file by employing algorithm of best fit alignment. Mesial and distal interproximal surfaces were then trimmed off and grouped as INTERPROXIMAL both in pre and post files. The remaining files were grouped as OCCLUSION. 3D deviation analysis between pre and post files were conducted both in INTERPROXIMAL and OCCLUSION. Average distance in 3D deviation analysis was recorded to represent the amount of crown adjustment. Chair-side time was recorded in minutes by an independent investigator for both workflows. In test group, times of operation and IOS for first visit and crown delivery (crown adjustment of occlusion and interproximal contact) for second visit were recorded. In control group, times of operation for first visit, conventional impression for second visit and crown delivery for third visit were recorded. Total chair-side time for each workflow was calculated by adding times of several visits. Duration of follow-up: Patients were followed-up until the end of crown delivery. |
| Intervention type | Device |
| Pharmaceutical study type(s) | |
| Phase | Not Applicable |
| Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s) | Intra-oral scanner: 3Shape Trios Color, 3Shape, Denmark Computer-aided design (CAD) software:3Shape Designer, 3Shape, Copenhagen, Denmark 5-axis milling machine : Organical Multi 5X, R+K CAD/CAM Technology, Germany |
| Primary outcome measure | 3D deviation analysis between pre and post files |
| Secondary outcome measures | Total chair-side time for each workflow was recorded in minutes by an independent investigator for both workflows |
| Overall study start date | 01/06/2018 |
| Overall study end date | 01/10/2019 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult |
| Lower age limit | 18 Years |
| Sex | Both |
| Target number of participants | 32 |
| Total final enrolment | 32 |
| Participant inclusion criteria | 1. Aged ≥18 years. 2. Missing single posterior premolar or first molar for at least 3 months. 3. Sufficient bone height and width at implant site (vertical bone height ≥10 mm, buccal-lingual bone width ≥6 mm) 4. Sufficient prosthetic space (Vertical height ≥5 mm, mesial-distal distance ≥6 mm) |
| Participant exclusion criteria | 1. Local or systemic contraindication for implant therapy 2. Adjacent teeth or antagonistic teeth with mobility of Class II or Class III |
| Recruitment start date | 01/09/2018 |
| Recruitment end date | 01/09/2018 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- China
Study participating centre
No 22, Zhongguancun South Street
Haidian District
Beijing
100081
China
Sponsor information
Hospital/treatment centre
22 Zhongguancun South Avenue
Haidian District
Beijing
100081
China
| Phone | +86-82195344 |
|---|---|
| kqkeyanban@163.com | |
| Website | https://ss.bjmu.edu.cn/Html/News/Main/443.html |
"ROR" |
https://ror.org/00s2xkh70 |
Funders
Funder type
Other
No information available
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | 01/03/2020 |
|---|---|
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
| IPD sharing plan summary | Data sharing statement to be made available at a later date |
| Publication and dissemination plan | Planned publication in a high-impact peer-reviewed journal, Clinical Implant Dental Research. |
| IPD sharing plan | All data generated or analysed during this study will be included in the subsequent results publication. |
Editorial Notes
27/01/2020: Internal review.
22/01/2020: Trial’s existence confirmed by Institutional Review Board of Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology
