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Removable Partial Dentures Made of PEEK

No phase Interventional Tooth Loss

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What is being studied
The protocol lists: Removable Partial Denture.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Tooth Loss. Basic parameters: 18 years — 75 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
Germany
Next step
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Official title

Clinical Performance of Removable Partial Dentures With Clasps Made of PEEK

Overview

As part of the clinical study, 25 patients each were provided with removable partial dentures with clasps made of PEEK in two centres (University Hospital Heidelberg, Department of Prosthodontics and University Hospital for Dental Prosthetics Innsbruck). The patients were examined over a period of 3 years for the number and type of technical or biological complications and questioned about their oral health-related quality of life.

Interventions

  • Device Removable Partial Denture
    Integration of removable partial dentures made of PEEK for the treatment of tooth loss.

Primary outcome measures

  • Oral-Health-Related Quality of Life [Time frame: 3 months]
  • Biological complications [Time frame: 3 years]
  • Technical complications [Time frame: 3 years]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Indication for a clasp-anchored removable partial denture

Exclusion criteria

  • Minors and adults unable to give consent
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • Severe general illnesses
  • Allergies or other intolerances to one of the materials used (PEEK, PMMA)
  • Suspicion of lack of compliance

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study design

Allocation
N/A
Model
Single group
Masking
Open label
Primary purpose
Treatment

Study locations

Germany · 1 center
  • University Hospital Heidelberg, Department of Prosthodontics — Heidelberg

Identifiers

NCT: NCT06191107 · DMA-ID 15379

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗