About this trial
The aim of this study is to analyse contiguous dental implants and its peri-implant status depending on different inter-implant distances.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
The patient must be ≥18 years of age and systemically healthy;
Partially edentulous patients, rehabilitated until 2020 (i.e., a minimum of 3 years of function time) with at least two contiguous implant-supported restorations in the maxilla or mandible;
Screw or cemented-retained prosthesis;
Fixed dental prosthesis (i.e., single crowns and partial prosthesis);
Disqualifiers
Pregnant and lactating women;
Patients who have taken systemic antibiotics during the 3 months prior to the examination;
Patients being treated with drugs that may induce a gingival overgrowth;
Patients undergoing orthodontic treatment (since it can influence periodontal diagnosis);
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Two contiguous dental implants placed with less ≤ 3mm from each other.
- Two contiguous dental implants placed with > 3mm from each other.