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NCT Number: NCT01832025

Comparison of Incidence Between Two Techniques

Sinus augmentation, also referred to as a sinus lift or a sinus graft, is an oral surgery procedure where bone is added to the upper jaw near the molars. The goal of the surgery is to add enough bone material onto the upper jaw to support the placement of a dental implant. The augmentation and the dental implant placement will be done at the same time to avoid the need for two surgeries. This is standard of care.

The purpose of this study is to compare any problems and patient comfort levels following surgery. Subjects will be randomly placed into one of two groups: the internal lift group or the external lift group. Both types of surgery are routinely done at our clinic. Usually the type of procedure (internal or external) is based on the dentist's preference. Investigators are doing this study to compare them to each other to see if one is more comfortable for the subject than the other or if they are equal. It is predicted that the two techniques may differ when it comes to complications during the procedure, patient discomfort following the procedure and patient complications in the weeks and months after the procedure. This last comparison has not yet been studied, and surgeons often choose the technique that they prefer from their own experiences. With this research study researchers hope to gain valuable information that will help surgeons' decisions in the future.

* Investigators hypothesize that external sinus augmentation with simultaneous implant placement (external technique) will have a higher rate of Schneiderian membrane perforation than the internal sinus augmentation with simultaneous implant placement (internal technique). * Investigators hypothesize that the internal technique is associated with more discomfort for the subject compared with the external technique. * Investigators hypothesize that the external technique will result in more severe pain/bleeding/swelling than the internal technique. * Investigators hypothesize that the internal technique has a higher incidence of complications that occur between three weeks and three months postoperatively compared with the external technique. * Investigators hypothesize that the external technique has a higher amount of analgesics taken postoperatively compared with the internal technique

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Key information

Conditions

Edentulous Posterior Maxilla Fistula Pathological Conditions, Anatomical Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

Boston, Massachusetts, 02111, United States

About this study

Experimental Design

The proposed study design is a single site, double armed, randomized clinical trial. Subjects will be those whose diagnosis requires restoring the lateral maxillary edentulous area by performing sinus augmentation together with implant placement.

Sample Size and Statistical Analysis Sample size A number of 46 subjects, 23 per each group, who meet study inclusion and exclusion criteria, will be treated for this study to allow for a dropout rate of up to 15%. Up to 60 subjects will be consented to reach the research goal of 46.

The sample size was determined using nQuery program (version 7.0) - for a power of 80% with 20 subjects/group, assuming the anticipated values for the Schneiderian membrane rate perforation as 55% (8) for the external procedure and 10% for the internal procedure (9), based on previously reported studies for each procedure.

Randomization Randomization will be performed in a 1:1 ratio using a balanced design based on a computer-generated randomization scheme. A printout of this scheme will be used by the co-investigator which will have the randomization for each subject that qualifies in the order of qualification. Randomization will occur the day of surgery.

Blinding Due to the nature of the procedures, this study will not be blinded.

Subject Characteristics Subjects will include patients whose diagnosis requires restoring the lateral maxillary edentulous area by performing sinus augmentation together with implant placement.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 18 years of age or older
  • patients treatment planned for sinus lift augmentation and implant placement, with a height of the crestal alveolar bone measured in the middle of the edentulous space between four and six mm (calibrated measurements recorded on existing panoramic radiograph)
  • the length of the edentulous span is one or two teeth
  • non-smokers

Exclusion criteria

  • patients who have had a previous sinus lift augmentation procedure
  • pathology present within the sinus (sinusitis, polyps, neoplasia, mucoceles, etc.) or any deformity/radiation therapy to the sinus
  • medically compromised patients contraindicated to dental surgery at TUSDM periodontal clinic including uncontrolled diabetes (HbA1c ≥7, lab results from within the past 6 months will be reviewed, patient without lab results from within the past 6 months will be excluded) and/or uncontrolled hypertension (more than stage II, ≥160/110)
  • patients with medical condition that could potentially affect wound healing (e.g., self-reported Hepatitis B or C, self-reported HIV)
  • patients with metabolic bone disease such as Paget's Disease or osteoporosis
  • patients who are currently taking bisphosphonates or steroids
  • patients who are currently pregnant according to self-report (standard of care in the TUSDM Periodontology clinic for such procedures)
  • current smokers

Treatment and study plan

internal maxillary sinus floor elevation technique

Procedure

The internal lift procedure uses a drilling instrument (a drill that cuts through bone) to break through the bone for where the implant will later go. This creates an opening in the necessary area to allow more bone material to be added, which will move the sinus up and allow for the implant to be securely placed.

external maxillary sinus floor elevation technique

Procedure

The external lift procedure involves cutting through the upper-most part of the gums to then cut through the bone to create an opening in the necessary area. The sinus will be manually lifted and the bone material will be added, which will allow for the implant to be securely placed.

Primary outcomes

  1. Compare incidence of Schneiderian membrane perforation

    Time frame: 1-3 months after surgical procedure

    Compare the incidence of Schneiderian membrane perforation involving sinus augmentation interventions - external and internal technique with simultaneous implant placement.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Compare discomfort

    Time frame: 1-3 months after surgical procedure

    Compare the subject's discomfort during both procedures using a validated survey form filled in by the subject at the end of the procedure.

  2. Compare long term complications

    Time frame: 3 weeks to 3 months after surgical procedure

    Compare the long term complications that occur after both procedures, evaluated after three weeks and three months. This includes pain, bleeding, swelling or any other adverse events that the subject has experienced related to the procedures being observed.

  3. Compare the amount of analgesic taken postoperatively

    Time frame: 1-3 months after surgical procedure

    Compare the amount of analgesic taken postoperatively evaluated using a subject's medication log.

  4. Compare pain

    Time frame: 1 week after surgical procedure

    Compare the severity of pain between the two groups, one week after the procedures, using a validated survey.

  5. Compare Bleeding

    Time frame: One week after surgical procedure

    Compare the severity of bleeding between the two groups, one week after the procedures, using a validated survey.

  6. Compare Swelling

    Time frame: One week after surgical procedure

    Compare the severity of swelling between the two groups, one week after the procedures, using a validated survey.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Tufts University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Comparison of the Intraoperative, Postoperative Complications and Patient's Discomfort Involving External and Internal Maxillary Sinus Floor Elevation Techniques With Simultaneous Implant Placement: a Randomized Clinical Trial

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Apr 15, 2013
Registry last updated
Sep 24, 2018

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