Access to Probing and Peri-implant Diseases

Summary

This multicenter cross-sectional study aims to evaluate the association between access to peri-implant probing and radiographic peri-implant bone loss. Although probing is the primary diagnostic tool for peri-implant diseases, prosthetic design may limit access, potentially affecting diagnosis and disease progression. The study will include patients with dental implants in function for at least three years and will assess clinical, radiographic, and prosthetic variables.

Conditions

• Peri-implantitis
• Peri-implant Bone Loss

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Peri-implant probing

This is a non-interventional, observational cross-sectional multicenter study. No therapeutic, surgical, or pharmacological interventions are performed as part of the study. All procedures correspond to standard clinical practice and include: Peri-implant clinical examination, consisting of probing depth measurements at six sites per implant using a manual periodontal probe. When access is limited, a flexible plastic probe may be used. Assessment of probing accessibility, categorized according to the angulation and feasibility of probe insertion without prosthesis removal (possible, limited, or impossible). Recording of routine clinical parameters, including plaque presence, bleeding on probing, suppuration, and patient-reported hygiene practices. Radiographic assessment, consisting of standardized periapical radiographs obtained using a parallel technique for the evaluation of marginal bone levels. No modifications to the patients' treatment, prosthetic design, or maintenance protocol

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Salud y Estetica Dental SCH Zurbano S.L

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Clinica Dental Nexus, Malaga

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Clinica Bio, Madrid

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Centro de Periodoncia e Implantes Aranda-Macera, Madrid

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Clínica Sánchez Cortés, Madrid

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Madrid Perio & Implant Clinic, Madrid

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Clínica Barbieri, A Coruña

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Clinica Ortiz-Vigon, Bilbao

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• PerioCentrum Guadalajara

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Arrow Development

  lead INDUSTRY

Eligibility

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2026-05-31

Primary Completion

2027-05-31

Completion

2027-12-31