New gel could treat implant gum disease without surgery
NCT ID NCT07680491
First seen Jul 02, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026
Summary
This study tests a non-surgical treatment called H42 for people with deep gum pockets around dental implants (peri-implantitis). Half of the 56 participants receive H42, while the other half serve as a control group. Researchers measure pocket depth, plaque, inflammation, pain, and bone changes over three months to see if H42 helps heal the gums and preserve bone.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- H42
- What this could lead to
- If successful, H42 could offer a non-surgical option to manage peri-implantitis, potentially reducing the need for more invasive procedures.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 56 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The treatment may not significantly improve pocket depth or bone levels.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 56 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
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.
Who is studied
Adult patients diagnosed with peri-implantitis and treated at the Department of Stomatology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Seville, Spain. Participants are recruited from patients seeking care at the university dental clinic and are allocated to the study groups according to the study protocol and predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. The study evaluates the adjunctive use of H42 hydrogel in the non-surgical treatment of peri-implantitis using a case-control design.
- Ages
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25 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: * Men or women with age ≥ 25 and ≤ 65 years. * Subjects affected by peri-implant pockets with probing depth (PD) in the range between 6 to 8 mm. * Each subject can have from 1 to 5 defects. * Subjects willing to provide signed informed consent to clinical investigation participation. Exclusion Criteria: * Use of aspirin and antiplatelet agents a week before treatment. * Subjects smokers ≥ 10 cigarettes per day. * Subjects presenting current or previous bleeding disorders. * Subjects taking or having indications for anticoagulant therapy. * Concomitant treatments or procedures to improve gum health over the last six months before the clinical investigation enrolment, such as HA gel treatments, injection of fillers, and surgery. * Subjects suffering from infectious diseases, including herpes simplex infection, active hepatitis, or human immunodeficiency virus. * Subjects with dental aesthetic surgery in the preceding 12 months before the clinical investigation enrolment.
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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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of Dentistry, University of Seville
RECRUITINGSeville, 41009, Spain
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