Comparison Between High-speed Drilling With Irrigation and Low-speed Drilling With Irrigation

July 9, 2026 updated by: David Peñarrocha Oltra, University of Valencia

Comparison Between High-speed Drilling With Irrigation and Low-speed Drilling: a Randomized Clinical Trial

A randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted in the Oral Surgery Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Valencia. The research was carried out following the principles described in the Helsinki Declaration and the study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Ethics Committee of the University of Valencia (1937615).

Fifty patients were included in the study according to the selection criteria.The osteotomies were randomized in two groups: the control group was performed under the high-speed drilling (800 rpm) with irrigation technique and the study group under the low-speed drilling without irrigation technique (50 rpm). The randomization tool was www.randomization.com.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

Before the intervention, a preoperative orthopantomography and CBCT (Cone Beam Computerized Tomography) were taken for all the patients. Every patient was submitted a prophylactic hygiene 7 days before the intervention and 2 g of oral amoxicillin tablet 1 hour before the intervention (Clamoxyl®, GlaxoSmithKline, Madrid, Spain) was prescribed as a prophylaxis medication.

All the surgeries were performed by the same experienced operator (JCBM). The interventions were conducted under local anesthesia (4% articaine with 1: 100,000 adrenaline (Inibsa®, Lliça de Vall, Barcelona, Spain). The IPX® implant model (Nueva Galimplant S.L, Sarria, Galicia, Spain) was placed in the present study.

Surgical drills with stop (K Fres Stop ®, Nueva Galimplant S.L, Sarria, Spain) were used to prepare the osteotomies. The drilling sequence used will be: initial lance drill, followed by conical drills of 2.0 mm, 2.6 mm, 3.2 mm and 3.6 mm. The implants were apico-coronally situated at 4 mm to the mucosal margin with a torque of 35 Ncm.

The placed implants were IPX Model (Nueva Galimplant S.L., Sarria, Spain) with a 2-mm height anti-rotational abutment of one piece (Nueva Galimplant S.L, Sarria, Spain). The healing was non-submerged.

As postoperative medication 1 g of paracetamol (Bexistar®, Bacino Laboratory, Barcelona, Spain) on demand maximum every 8 hours were prescribed. Postoperative hygiene and oral care instructions were explained to the patient. A mouthwash of 0.12% chlorhexidine (GUM®, John O. Butler / Sunstar, Chicago, IL, USA) twice daily for two weeks was recommended too. The sutures were removed 7 days after surgery. Prosthetic loading will be performed 10 weeks after implant placement.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

50

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Valencia, Spain, 46010
        • Facultad de Medicina y Odontología de la Universitat de València

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • healthy adults, plaque and bleeding index less than 25%, sufficient bone height and width for implant placement, vestibular keratinized gingiva of at least 2 mm and stable occlusion and healthy periodontium.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • any edentulous area requiring bone grafting procedures, medical conditions that contraindicate implant surgery such as severe bruxism or poor hygiene, pregnant or lactating patients, bisphosphonate therapy, patients receiving chemotherapy and radiotherapy to the head and neck, patients non-collaborators, incomplete data collection or lack of control assistance.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Low speed drilling without irrigation
The dental implants will be placed using a low-speed drilling technique without irrigation for the experimental group.
Drilling an osteotomy for placement of a dental implant
Active Comparator: High speed drilling with irrigation
The dental implants will be placed using a high-speed drilling technique with irrigation for the control group.
Drilling an osteotomy for placement of a dental implant

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Evaluation the marginal bone loss around the dental implants
Time Frame: 12 months follow-up
Measurement of peri-implant bone loss in millimeters through a periapical radiograph
12 months follow-up

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Calculation of the elapsed drilling time
Time Frame: 1 day
Drilling time calculation in seconds
1 day
Analysis of the bone harvesting
Time Frame: 1 day
Calculation of the harvested bone between the flutes of the surgical drills in grams
1 day
Evaluation of the patient satisfaction (pressure, distress, time, vibration and anguish)
Time Frame: 1 day
Measurement of the pressure, distress, time, and vibration using a visual analog scale (VAS). The minimum value is "0" (nothing) and maximum value is "100" (the most one imaginable).
1 day
Evaluation of the quality of life (mouth opening, chewing, speaking, sleeping, daily routine and work)
Time Frame: 7 days
Measurement of the mouth opening, chewing, speaking, sleeping, daily routine and work through a Likert Scale. 0= nothing, 1=little bit, 2=something/sometimes, 3=Quite, 4=a lot.
7 days
Analysis of the postoperative pain through a visual analog scale (VAS)
Time Frame: 7 days
Measurement of postoperative pain through a visual analog scale (VAS). The minimum value is "0" (no pain) and maximum value is "100" (the worst pain imaginable)
7 days
Evaluation of the peri-implant soft tissue
Time Frame: 12 months follow-up
Probing depth measurement in millimeter (mm) using a periodontal probe
12 months follow-up
Analysis of the postoperative inflammation
Time Frame: 7 days
Measurement of postoperative inflammation through a visual analog scale (VAS). The minimum value is "0" (no inflammation) and maximum value is "100" (the worst inflammation imaginable)
7 days

Collaborators and Investigators

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Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

March 18, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 18, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

May 18, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 17, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 9, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

March 18, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 13, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 9, 2026

Last Verified

July 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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