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Early Loading of UV-Functionalized Dental Implants
Sponsor: Damascus University
Summary
This randomized controlled triple-blind split-mouth clinical trial was conducted to evaluate the effect of early loading on ultraviolet photofunctionalized dental implants placed in the posterior mandible. Ten patients received a total of 20 implants, with each participant receiving one ultraviolet photofunctionalized implant and one non-photofunctionalized control implant. Ultraviolet photofunctionalization was performed 24 hours before implant placement by an independent investigator. All implants were early loaded 4 weeks after surgery. Implant stability was assessed using Resonance Frequency Analysis (RFA) and expressed as Implant Stability Quotient (ISQ) values at implant placement, 3 weeks, and 4 weeks after surgery. Peri-implant marginal bone loss was evaluated radiographically during a one-year follow-up period. The study compared implant stability and radiographic outcomes between ultraviolet photofunctionalized and conventional implants under early loading conditions.
Official title: Effect of Early Loading on Ultraviolet Photofunctionalized Dental Implants: A Randomized Controlled Triple-Blind Split-Mouth Clinical Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
10
Start Date
2022-12-11
Completion Date
2026-03-08
Last Updated
2026-07-10
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Ultraviolet Photofunctionalization
Dental implants assigned to the experimental arm underwent ultraviolet photofunctionalization 24 hours before implant placement by an independent investigator. The implants were subsequently placed in posterior mandibular edentulous sites and restored using an early loading protocol 4 weeks after surgery
Conventional Implant Placement
Dental implants assigned to the control arm were placed without ultraviolet photofunctionalization. The implants were inserted in comparable posterior mandibular edentulous sites and restored using the same early loading protocol 4 weeks after surgery
Locations (1)
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Faculty of Dentistry Damascus University Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic
Damascus, Syria