Could cold plasma save failing dental implants?
NCT ID NCT07722715
First seen Jul 23, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether adding cold atmospheric plasma to standard cleaning can treat inflammation around dental implants more effectively. About 26 adults with peri-implantitis or peri-implant mucositis will receive either standard mechanical debridement alone or with an extra plasma treatment using the AmbiJet device. The study focuses on safety, pain, and how quickly the gum tissue heals.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- cold atmospheric plasma delivered via the AmbiJet system
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a faster, non-surgical way to treat implant infections and prevent implant loss.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early exploratory study. It may not show a clear benefit over standard cleaning, and cold plasma is 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 26 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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18 to 65 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: General criteria: * Men or women aged \>= 18 and \<= 65 years. * For women of childbearing age: a form of contraception recognized by conventional medicine during the study. * Written consent has been obtained from each patient for the study. Dental criteria: * Current X-ray of the implant region available (\<= 6 months prior to first treatment). * One to five implants with bone loss from the start of the part of the implant intended for osseointegration (X-ray findings). * Bleeding and/or suppuration after or without probing at the implant in question (peri-implant mucositis/peri-implantitis). * Clinical signs of inflammation (swelling, redness, soft tissue) on the implant in question (peri-implant mucositis/peri-implantitis). * Average oral hygiene (i.e., brushing teeth at least twice a day). Exclusion Criteria: General criteria: * Known allergies to materials used in the study (gold, copper, polyimide). * Diabetes (type I or type II), vasculitis, osteoporosis, osteomalacia. * Smokers (\>1 cigarette/week). * Use of medications to modulate bone metabolism (e.g., bisphosphonates). * Eating disorders such as bulimia or anorexia nervosa. * Use of antibiotics within the last 2 months prior to the start of the study. * Application of local antibiotics in the oral cavity within the last 2 months prior to the start of the study. * Use of antimicrobial mouthwashes within the last month before the start of the study. * Anti-inflammatory medication within the last month before the start of the study. * Pregnancy or breastfeeding. * Alcoholism or drug abuse. * Wound healing disorders. * Immunosuppression. * Condition following insertion of an electrical, electrically active, or electronic implant. Dental criteria: * An implant with bone loss \>6 mm from the start of the part of the implant intended for osseointegration (X-ray findings) (peri-implantitis). * Pathological changes in the oral mucosa or gingiva, such as oral lichen planus, chronic recurrent aphthae, melanotic macula, precancerous lesions (e.g., leukoplakia), melanomas. * Use of medically unacceptable types of treatment, therapies, or substances (off-label use of treatments for peri-implant mucositis or peri-implantitis).
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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LLC "Institute of Implantological Research
RECRUITINGRomny, 42001, Ukraine
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