Evaluation of PEEK and BruxZir as Esthetic Space Maintainers in Children

Recruiting now · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Pediatric Dentistry

In brief

Compare two band and loop space maintainers made from two tooth colored materials; Polyetherethherketone (PEEK) and monolithic Zirconia (BruxZir) as regards to: * Clinical performance of space maintainers in terms of frequency of debonding or fracture of the appliance and health of adjacent gingiva during a one-year follow up. * Wear of the opposing teeth.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06558968

Run by

Ain Shams University

People needed

20

Starts

2024-01-03

Expected to finish

2025-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2024-08-19

Who can join

Age: 6 and older, up to 11. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Clinical inclusion criteria:
• Children requiring bilateral extraction of mandibular first primary molars or those with previously extracted molars no more than 6 months prior to intervention (11) .
• Existence of teeth on the mesial and distal side of edentulous area.
• Angle's Class I molar relationship and/or flush terminal/mesial step primary molar occlusion
• Radiographic inclusion criteria:
• No periapical and/ or furcural pathological condition related to abutment teeth.
• Presence of tooth germ of the succeeding tooth (mandibular first premolars).
• Presence of more than 1 mm of bone overlying the successor tooth germ

You may not qualify if…

• Carious abutment teeth requiring pulp therapy.
• Carious abutment primary teeth requiring a full coverage restoration.
• Patients with history of bruxism or/and clenching.
• Patients with medical, intellectual or physical disabilities.
• Patients with abnormalities as posterior cross-bite, open bite, and deep bite

Where it is running

• Ain Shams University — Cairo, Egypt (enrolling)

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.