Can a smartphone replace a dental scanner for implant impressions?
NCT ID NCT07723404
First seen Jul 23, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This trial tests whether a smartphone-based photogrammetry system (T-Marker) can match or beat a specialized intraoral scanner with splinting bodies (IoConnect) for recording implant positions in people with full-arch dental implants. Each participant will be scanned with both methods in random order. The study measures how accurate and fast each technique is, which could help dentists choose the best digital option for implant impressions.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Non-Calibrated Splinting Scan Body System (IoConnect) and Mobile Phone-Based Photogrammetry System (T-Marker)
- What this could lead to
- If one method proves more accurate and efficient, it could simplify and improve digital workflows for full-arch dental implants.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 40 participants, so results may not apply broadly. Both methods are still experimental for this use.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
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.
- Ages
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20 to 60 years
- 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 18 years or older. * Completely edentulous maxilla rehabilitated with four well-integrated implants connected to multiunit abutments. * Patients presenting with a screw-retained interim implant-supported prosthesis or requiring a definitive implant-supported prosthesis. * Adequate implant osseointegration with no clinical signs of implant failure. * Ability to understand the study procedures and provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria * Fewer than four implants supporting the maxillary prosthesis. * Implants located outside the maxillary arch. * Failed implants or implants exhibiting mobility. * Active peri-implant infection or suppuration. * Inability to tolerate intraoral scanning or comply with study procedures. * Refusal or inability to provide written informed consent.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mohammed Elsawy
RECRUITINGShibīn al Kawm, Shibin Alkom, 2266166, Egypt
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