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RecruitingNCT06114030Updated Nov 2, 2023

Clinical and Radiographical Evaluation of CAD-CAM Crowns With and Without Deep Margin Elevation

An interventional study of Deep margin elevation with composite resin and Lithium disilicate glass-ceramic crowns in Caries,Dental, Crown of Tooth With Poor Contour and Broken Teeth, sponsored by University of Sharjah. Recruiting at 1 site in United Arab Emirates. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-11-02.

Sponsored by University of Sharjah · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Dec 2023, 2 years 10 months ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Registered 7 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Mar 2023, registered Oct 2023).
  • Started Mar 2023; still recruiting 3 years 8 months later.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
560
Allocation
Not applicable
Sex
All
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Study summary

Deep margin elevation (DME) is a non-invasive restorative technique to relocate the deep cervical margin to a supragingival position using resin composite. This retrospective multicenter practice-based study will assess the long-term clinical performance and periodontal health of teeth restored with CAD-CAM crowns with or without DME. Patients who will receive CAD-CAM lithium disilicate (LD) crowns with or without DME between 2013 and 2023 at multiple private practices will be included. When indicated, DME will be performed using resin-based restoration. Clinical assessment of the crowns and supporting periodontal structures will be performed following the modified United States Public Health Service (USPHS) criteria. Intra-oral photographs, periapical and bitewing radiographs will be taken for further assessment by three evaluators. Kaplan Meier survival analyses will be performed.

Read the detailed description

The ethical approval to conduct this retrospective multicenter practice-based study was obtained from the Research Ethics Committee at the University of Sharjah (REC-23-09-11-01-F). The present report will complie with the STROBE guidelines for cohort studies.

Participants selection Patient records at 7 private practices in the UAE will be searched for the presence of posterior LD CAD-CAM crowns during 2013 to 2016. Inclusion criteria: adult patient and indication for crown with or without DME. Exclusion criteria: poor oral hygiene and active periodontal disease. A total of 560 eligible patients will be invited to a clinical examination.

Clinical Examination The clinical evaluation will be conducted by three calibrated independent prosthodontists. Patients will be requested to read and sign an informed consent form to participate in the study. Intraoral photographs, Periapical and bitewing radiographs will be obtained to assess the emergence profile of the DEM which should ideally reproduce the normal morphology. Both the crowned tooth and the contralateral tooth were assessed clinically for the following parameters: pocket depth (PD), BoP, and presence of plaque using a plaque indicator liquid (Mira-2 Ton Liquid, Hager \& Werken; Duisburg, Germany). Bone level will be assessed by comparing a measurement from the margin of the tooth to the crest of the bone on bitewing radiographs to corresponding preoperative radiographs.

A comprehensive assessment of the restored teeth will be carried out following the modified United States Public Health Service (USPHS) criteria. The location of crown margin will be recorded clinically and radiographically to assess the association between periodontal health and margin location. The primary outcomes will be the survival rate and time to event. The secondary outcome will be the success rate. The success is defined as a crown that had remained unchanged over the observation period, while survival is defined as a crown that was in situ at the examination visit but might exhibits chipping or have been repaired. Failure will be scored for the followings: recurrent caries, loss of vitality, tooth fracture, and crown fracture.

Statistical analysis Descriptive statistics were computed with a statistical software program (IBM SPSS Statistics, v29; IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA). Each complication will be considered as a statistical event. The statistical testing will be 2-tailed (a=.05). The McNemar chi-squared and Fisher exact tests will be used to assess the severity of PD, BoP and plaque deposition. Odds ratios and their 95% confidence intervals will be reported. The Pearson chi-squared test for differences in proportions will be used to assess the relationship between the location of margins and the associated condition of the periodontal tissues. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis will be performed to calculate the overall crown survival and success probabilities. Cox regression models will be used to evaluate the effect of various confounding factors on the survival and success rates.

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Conditions studied

  • Caries,Dental
  • Crown of Tooth With Poor Contour
  • Broken Teeth
  • Survival, Prosthesis
  • Failure, Prosthesis
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In context

Dental Caries

1,171 studies on the registry are indexed under Dental Caries; 209 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 560 is above the median of 60 across 967 interventional studies indexed under Dental Caries.

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Lead sponsor

University of Sharjah is the lead sponsor of 42 studies on the registry; 17 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: :

  • adult patient and indication for crown with or without DME.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • poor oral hygiene and active periodontal disease.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
560 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Other
    Deep margin elevation followed by crowns

    Teeth restored with DME and crowns

    Procedure: Deep margin elevation with composite resin and Lithium disilicate glass-ceramic crowns

Interventions

  • ProcedureDeep margin elevation with composite resin and Lithium disilicate glass-ceramic crowns

    Restoration of the deep margin by composite restorations such as: Filtek Supreme XTE, Tetric EvoCeram, Estelite Sigma Qquick followed by Lithium disilicate glass-ceramic CAD/CAM crowns (IPS e.max CAD).

    Also known as: Filtek Supreme XTE (3M ESPE, Seefeld, Germany), Tetric EvoCeram (Ivoclar Vivadent AG, Schaan, Lichtenstein), Estelite Sigma Qquick (Tokuyama, Tokyo, Japan), IPS e.max CAD (Ivoclar Vivadent AG, Schaan, Lichtenstein)

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. The survival rate of teeth restored with or without DME and crowns.

    Number of survived crowns in the presence or absence of DME

    Time frame: 10 years

  2. Number of failed crowns in the presence or absence of DME

    Time frame: 10 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline in pocket depth

    Time frame: 10 years

  2. Change from baseline in bleeding of probing

    Time frame: 10 years

  3. Periodontal responses in response to deep (subgingival) margins

    Change from baseline in bone level cervically

    Time frame: 10 years

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 2, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06114030
Lead sponsor
University of Sharjah
Responsible party
Ahmed Aziz (Assistant Professor, University of Sharjah) — Principal investigator
First posted
Nov 2, 2023
Start date
Mar 1, 2023
Primary completion
Dec 30, 2023 (estimated)
Completion
Jan 30, 2024 (estimated)
Last update
Nov 2, 2023

Study contacts

Ahmed M Aziz, PhD
Contact
a.aziz@sharjah.ac.ae
+97165057312
Sama Suliman, MS
Contact
s.suliman@sharjah.ac.ae
+9715057370
Ahmed M Aziz, PhD
principal investigator · University of Sharjah

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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