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Aesthetic outcomes of non‐functional immediately restored single post‐extraction implants with and without connective tissue graft: A multicentre randomized controlled trial
Author(s) -
Ferrantino Luca,
Camurati Andrea,
Gambino Paolo,
Marzolo Michele,
Trisciuoglio Davide,
Santoro Giacomo,
Farina Vittorio,
Fontana Filippo,
Asa'ad Farah,
Simion Massimo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical oral implants research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.407
H-Index - 161
eISSN - 1600-0501
pISSN - 0905-7161
DOI - 10.1111/clr.13733
Subject(s) - medicine , randomized controlled trial , randomization , implant , dentistry , clinical trial , surgery
Objectives To compare the 1‐year aesthetic results of flapless single implants, placed in fresh extraction sockets with bone replacement and immediate provisional restoration with or without a connective tissue graft (CTG). Material and Methods The present study proposes a partially blinded multicentre parallel randomized controlled trial, where computer‐generated tables were used for central randomization to allocate treatments. A total of 59 of the 60 patients screened by eight private practices in Northern Italy fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Immediate implants were placed in a fresh extraction socket with a non‐functional immediate provisional restoration with (Test group) or without (Control group) a CTG. The primary outcome variable was the implant Crown Aesthetic Index (ICAI) at the 1‐year follow‐up. Results ICAI for the 59 randomized patients (Test group = 31, Control group = 28) at the 1‐year follow‐up was 4.69 (95% CI = 3.16–6.22) for the Test group and 3.45 (95% CI = 1.83–5.08) for the Control group, without statistically significant difference between the two groups ( p = .086). One implant failure was recorded in each group, resulting in an implant survival rate of 96.8% [95% CI = 83.3–99.9] for the Test group and 96.4% [95% CI = 81.7–99.9] for the Control group. Other secondary outcome variables and complication rates were comparable across the two groups. Conclusions Within the limitations of the present clinical trial, the results suggested that the adjunct use of CTG is not mandatory to achieve successful aesthetic outcomes for a well‐planned immediate implant placement with immediate non‐functional provisional restoration in a fresh extraction socket.