Point of Care, High Resolution and 3-Dimensional Ultrasonography

University of Michigan41 enrolled

Overview

The overall purpose of this study is to establish an ultrasound technique to aid in oral and dental examination of soft and hard tissues. Ultrasound is currently not used in Dentistry and associated oral examinations and we are exploring its usefulness for clinical practice. This study will investigate the use of ultrasonic imaging for planning and placing dental implants, as well as evaluate the use of ultrasonic imaging for monitoring marginal bone loss around dental implants.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Bone Loss in Jaw Dental Diseases

Interventions

Ultrasound ScanDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Within 90 days before the revision surgery, a calibrated examiner will ultrasonically scan the implants. The ultrasound device has been validated for its usability and design on human subjects in our recent clinical study (the University of Michigan Institutional Review Board under the number HUM00139630 and was registered with the National Institutes of Health U.S. National Library of Medicine database for clinical trials (clinicaltrials.gov) under the following identifier: NCT03558282) Coupling will be achieved with commercially available sterilized US gel (Sterile Aquasonic, Fairfield, NJ). The US probe will be mounted on an adjustable arm attached to a fixed stand. The probe is navigated by a calibrated examiner at the implant of interest and then will execute a total ±5 mm linear mesio-distal and coronal-apical translations to create 3D cross-sectional and transverse volumes, respectively and stored as an imageframe series, i.e., a DICOM format cineloop.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 18 years or older * • Have a dental implant infection (bleeding on probing/exudate and probing depths of at least 5 mm) and are or will be scheduled for revision surgery within 90 days of the screening visit. * Willing to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Unwilling or unable to read and sign informed consent form. * Pregnancy or unsure of their pregnancy status (self-reported)

Locations (1)

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Dental Implant bone level

The difference between ultrasound-determined measurements and intraoperative measurements (optical scanner images as indirect measurements)

Time frame: Within 90 days before dental surgery

Dental implant radicular bone thickness

The difference between ultrasound-determined measurements and intraoperative measurements (optical scanner images as indirect measurements)

Time frame: Within 90 days before dental surgery

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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