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Can removing a baby tooth or widening the jaw save kids from surgery?

NCT ID NCT06267989

Prevention Sponsor: Göteborg University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 09, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

About 2 to 3 in 100 children have an upper adult canine tooth that gets stuck in the roof of the mouth instead of coming down. Dentists often remove the baby canine to try to guide the adult tooth into place, but the evidence for this is weak. This trial compares removing the baby tooth with widening the upper jaw using a rapid maxillary expander, and it also looks at whether either approach saves money. Researchers will follow 324 children for 18 months to see how many still need surgery to uncover the tooth.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Extraction of the primary canine teeth or expansion of the maxilla with a rapid maxillary expander
What this could lead to
If either approach works, children with a displaced canine tooth could avoid surgery under general anaesthetic and extensive brace treatment to straighten the tooth.
What could go wrong
The evidence for these approaches is weak, and the trial may show that neither reliably helps the tooth erupt. Children may still need surgery and braces.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 324 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Oct 2024

Expected to finish

Dec 2032

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

10 to 12 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * One or both upper permanent canine teeth are not palpable or there is a pronounced difference in the eruption between the left and right side. Dental radiographs will be taken to confirm that the permanent tooth is displaced. Canines in sector 5 are going to be excluded from this trial. Exclusion Criteria: * Buccal displacement of the canine(s), missing permanent lateral incisors; severe upper arch dental crowding (\>2mm in each affected quadrant) or associated pathology.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

malposition of teeth with or without hypodontia/oligodontia Tooth Eruption, Ectopic

As listed by the trial registrant

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Ectopic tooth eruption Palatal expansion technique Randomized clinical trial

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

    3 sites in 3 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Gothenbrug University

    RECRUITING

    Gothenburg, Sweden

  • Private practice

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Traben-Trarbach, Germany

  • University of Sheffield

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Sheffield, United Kingdom

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