An interventional study of Single-Implant Placement Without Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Tooth Loss and Rehabillitation, Dental Implant Failure and Surgical Wound Infection, sponsored by University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in Vietnam. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-11-05.
Sponsored by University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other
This pilot study will examine whether a single dental implant can be placed safely without giving antibiotics before or after surgery in patients with straightforward cases in Vietnam. Adults who are generally healthy, have one missing back tooth, and have enough bone for an implant will have the implant placed with standard infection-control measures (antiseptic mouth rinse, a surgical guide, and ibuprofen for relieving the pain) but no preventive antibiotics. Antibiotics will be given only if an infection develops. Participants will be seen 2 days, 7 days, 14 days, 1 month and 3 months after surgery. The main outcome is early implant failure, meaning the implant is lost before the replacement tooth is fitted. We will also record infection, pain, painkiller use, and gum health around the implant. The study will enroll 39 participants at the dental specialty clinic of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City.
165 studies on the registry are indexed under Tooth Loss; 44 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 39 is above the median of 30 across 120 interventional studies indexed under Tooth Loss.
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The anaesthetists’ scale of health before surgery: I is healthy, II has a mild illness that is under control, III a severe one, IV a severe illness that is a constant threat to life. V and VI are used for the critically ill and for organ donors.
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Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.
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A blood test of average blood sugar over the past two to three months, given as a percentage or in mmol/mol. 6.5% (48 mmol/mol) or more is the usual threshold for diabetes, normally confirmed by a second test.
ASA physical status
The anaesthetists’ scale of health before surgery: I is healthy, II has a mild illness that is under control, III a severe one, IV a severe illness that is a constant threat to life. V and VI are used for the critically ill and for organ donors.
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Corticosteroids (steroids)
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HbA1c
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Adults with one missing posterior tooth in a straightforward case receive a single dental implant placed with a tooth-supported surgical guide. No systemic antibiotic is given before or after surgery. Standardised care: ibuprofen 400 mg 1 hour before surgery; chlorhexidine 0.12 to 0.2% mouthrinse for 60 seconds; extraoral povidone-iodine 10% antisepsis. After surgery: ibuprofen 400 mg (9 tablets, up to three times daily, stopped when pain resolves) and gentle chlorhexidine 0.12% rinse on day 1. Systemic antibiotics (amoxicillin/clavulanate 1 g twice daily) are used only as rescue treatment if infection is diagnosed. Follow-up at day 2, day 7, day 14, 1 month and 3 months.
Procedure: Single-Implant Placement Without Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Single dental implant placement with standardised perioperative care (ibuprofen, chlorhexidine mouthrinse, povidone-iodine antisepsis, surgical guide) and no systemic antibiotic prophylaxis. Antibiotics are used only as rescue treatment for diagnosed infection.
Early Implant Failure Rate
Proportion of participants whose implant is lost before functional prosthetic loading (implant removed for mobility with infection, progressive bone loss, or no response to treatment), assessed by clinical and radiographic examination.
Time frame: 1 month and 3 months after implant placement
Early Postoperative Infection Rate
Proportion of participants with early postoperative infection, defined as at least two of the following four signs: pus or fistula; fever 38°C or above; pain increasing after postoperative day 3; progressive or spreading swelling beyond the surgical area after day 3.
Time frame: Day 2, day 7, day 14, 1 month and 3 months after implant placement
Postoperative Pain
Pain intensity on a 0 to 10 visual analogue scale (0 = no pain, 10 = worst pain imaginable)
Time frame: Day 2, day 7 after implant placement
Ibuprofen Use After Surgery
Total number of ibuprofen 400 mg tablets taken for pain after surgery
Time frame: Day 7 after implant placement
Peri-implant Soft-Tissue Status
Modified sulcus bleeding index (mSBI), score 0 to 3
Time frame: 1 month and 3 months after implant placement
Plan to share: No — Individual participant data will not be shared because of the small sample size, the risk of re-identification of participants, and because data sharing is not part of the ethics-approved consent.
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