Crown angle could make or break your dental implant
NCT ID NCT07637864
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at 100 adults who already got dental implants to see if the angle of the crown above the implant affects bone and gum health. Researchers will measure crown angles and check for bone loss and gum changes using X-rays and 3D scans. The goal is to find out which crown shapes lead to healthier implants over time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help dentists design dental crowns that reduce bone loss and improve gum health around implants.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, retrospective study that only looks back at past data. It cannot prove cause and effect, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2019
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Adult patients receiving bone-level dental implant treatment with customized abutments and screw-retained or screwmentable prosthetic restorations at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital will be retrospectively included. Eligible participants will have completed two-stage implant surgery, prosthetic rehabilitation, and routine maintenance follow-up with available clinical records, intraoral photographs, radiographic examinations, and cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans for at least 1 year after prosthetic loading. Implant placement, peri-implant soft tissue management, and follow-up procedures were performed under standardized clinical protocols by the same experienced clinician to minimize procedural variability. Patients with inadequate imaging quality, incomplete follow-up records, peri-implant bone dehiscence after implant placement, or systemic conditions affecting healing will be excluded.
- Ages
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20 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged 20 years or older. * Patients receiving at least one bone-level dental implant restored with a customized abutment and screw-retained or screwmentable prosthesis. * Presence of at least one adjacent natural tooth and an opposing dentition. * Implant sites that received second-stage surgery and prosthetic restoration. * Presence of at least 2 mm of peri-implant keratinized mucosa after second-stage surgery. * No buccal or peri-implant bone dehiscence following implant placement. * Availability of complete clinical records, intraoral photographs, radiographic images, and cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans with at least 1 year of follow-up after prosthetic loading. Availability of adequate radiographic quality for peri-implant hard and soft tissue measurements. Exclusion Criteria: * Uncontrolled systemic diseases or medical conditions that may affect healing, including uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, metabolic bone diseases, autoimmune diseases, or history of head and neck radiotherapy. * Current use of medications known to affect bone metabolism. * Pregnancy, planned pregnancy, or breastfeeding. * Poor-quality CBCT images or radiographic artifacts that interfere with measurement accuracy. * Incomplete clinical or radiographic follow-up records. * Poor oral hygiene or irregular supportive maintenance follow-up. * Implant sites with prosthetic or imaging conditions preventing reliable evaluation of prosthetic contour configuration or peri-implant tissue measurements.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan
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