Overview
The purpose of the study is to evaluate whether N1 dental implants are successful when a final crown is placed on them at 6 weeks from implant placement surgery.
Description
This study aims to evaluate the survival and stability of the Nobel N1 dental implant and its accompanying crown over a one-year period when the crown is placed either 6 or 12 weeks after implant placement. The Nobel N1 implant is an FDA-approved, newly designed implant featuring an innovative surgical placement protocol intended to minimize bone trauma, promote faster integration, and potentially allow for the placement of final crowns earlier-at 6 weeks instead of the traditional 4 to 5 months. This study will enroll adult participants who are missing a single tooth in the back of the mouth.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Males and females, age 18 or older
- Can provide an Informed Consent in English.
- Absence of a single posterior tooth in mandible or maxilla with presence of natural neighboring teeth (except for second molar which only requires presence of first molar)
- Presence of antagonist teeth
- Possibility and will for an immediate restoration.
- Systemic health recorded as an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I or II
Exclusion Criteria:
- · Unavailability to attend the follow-up visits.
- A systemic contraindication for oral surgical procedures; ASA III or IV.
- Pregnancy or nursing on screening or before the surgical procedure.
- Diseases that could alter healing or bone metabolism (uncontrolled diabetes, diagnostic osteoporosis, etc.),
- Taking medications that are altering healing or bone metabolism (bisphosphonates, long-time corticosteroids intake, RANK inhibitors, etc.)
- Alcohol or drug abuse.
- Current heavy smoking behavior (≥10 cigarettes/day).
- Radiation therapy to the head or neck region.
- Pathology in the implant planned sites that prevent implant placement.
- Current diagnosis of Diabetes, which is uncontrolled (\>7 HbA1C).
- Need for sinus lift or vertical bone augmentation
- Previously failed implant site