Vestibular Socket Therapy in Compromised Sockets

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Twenty compromised post-extraction sockets were managed by VST and IMP. After tooth extraction and IMP, a vestibular incision was cut and a cortical bone shield was stabilized. The jumping gap was then filled with particulate bone graft, which was protected by a healing abutment. After 2 years labial plate thickness was evaluated at 3 levels (crestal, middle and apical) using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). Pink esthetic core (PES), and probing depth (PD) were also measured. 2 year following implant placement, the mean differences (µ) and standard deviations (SD) were calculated. Paired t-test was used for detecting significant results at P≤.05.

Detailed Description
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In this protocol, atraumatic tooth extraction was carried out using periotomes (Stoma, Storz am Mark GmbH, Emmingen-Liptingen Germany) under local anaesthesia (ARTINIBSA 4% 1:100.000. Inibsa Dental S.L.U. Barcelona, SPAIN). After that, the socket was thoroughly curetted and debrided and repeatedly irrigated with 100 ml of anti-anaerobic infusion solution of 500 mg Metronidazole (Minapharm pharmaceuticals, Egypt). The root was then trimmed to half-length, its surface cleansed with an ultrasonic cleaner , and reinserted into the socket with its crown bonded to adjacent teeth . After six days, the root was removed and VST protocol was implemented. Vestibular socket therapy (VST) included the following steps. a-traumatic tooth extraction, the socket curetted and rinsed with normal saline thoroughly (Figure 2 a,b). One-cm long vestibular access incision was made using a 15c blade (Stoma, Storz am Mark GmbH, Emmingen-Liptingen Germany) 3-4 mm apical to the mucogingival junction at the related socket (. A subperiosteal tunnel was created connecting the socket orifice and the vestibular access incision using periotomes and micro periosteal elevators (Stoma, Storz am Mark GmbH, Emmingen-Liptingen Germany) . A prefabricated CAD CAM surgical guide was used to deliver the implant fixture (Biohorizons, Birmingham, Al, USA) to its pre-planned location 3-4 mm apical to socket base with adequate primary stability achieved using a torque wrench reaching 30 Ncm torque (Figure 2 g). A flexible cortical membrane shield that is made of cortical bone of heterologous origin of 0.6 mm thickness (OsteoBiol® Lamina , Tecnoss®, Torino, Italy) was hydrated and then trimmed and introduced from the vestibular access incision reaching 1 mm below the socket orifice through the tunnel then stabilized using a membrane tack or a micro screw to the alveolar bone apical to the base of the socket (AutoTac System Kit, Biohorizons Implant Systems, Birmingham , Alabama Inc, USA) . The socket gap between the implant and the shield was then packed thoroughly with particulate bone graft (75% autogenous bone chips and 25% deproteinized bovine bone mineral (DBBM) of equine origin, fully enzyme deantigenised (Bio-Gen Mix, Bioteck, Vicenza -Italy). For patients exhibiting thin soft tissue phenotype (assessed using the probe transparency method) a subepithelial connective tissue graft was harvested using a single incision technique (Hürzeler MB & Weng D 1999) from the palate which and secured to the inner surface of the soft tissue tunnel wall with sutures. Finally, the vestibular incision was secured with 6/0 nylon sutures (Stoma, Storz am Mark GmbH, Emmingen-Liptingen Germany) . A chairside-fabricated anatomical healing abutment was used to seal the socket orifice . restorative phase then took place 45 days post-surgery till the final restoration finally cemented at 2 months post-surgery and followed up for 2 years using CBCT.

Official Title
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Vestibular Socket Therapy With Immediate Implant Placement for Managing Compromised Fresh Extraction Sockets: A Prospective Single Arm Clinical Trial

Conditions
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Implant Site Reaction

Intervention / Treatment
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* Procedure: vestibular socket therapy


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: unrestorable maxillary anterior teeth with adequate palatal and apical bone that allows achieving adequate implant primary stability compromised sockets Exclusion Criteria: infection smokers systemic condition

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Interventional Model Description: (VST) included the following steps. a-traumatic tooth extractio. One-cm long vestibular access incision was made 3-4 mm apical to the mucogingival junction at the related socket. A subperiosteal tunnel was created connecting the socket orifice and the vestibular access incision using periotomes and micro periosteal elevators . implant was placed. A flexible cortical membrane shield that is made of cortical bone of heterologous origin of 0.6 mm thickness was introduced from the vestibular access incision reaching 1 mm below the socket orifice through the tunnel then stabilized using a micro screw to the alveolar bone. The socket gap between the implant and the shield was then packed thoroughly with particulate bone graft. A chairside-fabricated anatomical healing abutment was used to seal the socket orifice . restorative phase then took place 45 days post-surgery till the final restoration finally cemented at 2 months post-surgery and followed up for 1 and 2 years using CBCT.
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Vestibulart socket therapy<br>(VST) included the following steps. a-traumatic tooth extraction, the socket curetted and rinsed with normal saline thoroughly . One-cm long vestibular access incision was made using a 15c blade 3-4 mm apical to the mucogingival junction at the related socket. A subperiosteal tunnel was created connecting the socket orifice and the vestibular access incision using periotomes and micro periosteal elevators A flexible cortical membrane shield that is made of cortical bone of heterologous origin of 0.6 mm thickness was hydrated and then trimmed and introduced from the vestibular access incision reaching 1 mm below the socket orifice through the tunnel then stabilized using a micro screw to the alveolar bone apical to the base of the socket . | Procedure: vestibular socket therapy<br>* (VST) included the following steps. a-traumatic tooth extraction, the socket curetted and rinsed with normal saline thoroughly . One-cm long vestibular access incision was made using a 15c blade 3-4 mm apical to the mucogingival junction at the related socket. A subperiosteal tunnel was created connecting the socket orifice and the vestibular access incision using periotomes and micro periosteal elevators A flexible cortical membrane shield that is made of cortical bone of heterologous origin of 0.6 mm thickness was hydrated and then trimmed and introduced from the vestibular access incision reaching 1 mm below the socket orifice through the tunnel then stabilized using a micro screw to the alveolar bone apical to the base of the socket .<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| bone thickness | continuous outcome | 2 years | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bone height | continuous outcome | 2 years | 
| pocket depth | continuous outcome | 1.5 year | 
| PES | ordinal outcome | 1.5 year | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Vestibular socket therapy, bone grafting, immediate implant placement, socket preservation, bone shielding, cortical bone shield