3D-Printed guides help place cheekbone implants with precision
NCT ID NCT07463469
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how accurately 3D-printed surgical guides can place zygomatic implants in 10 people with severe upper jaw bone loss. Researchers used CT scans to plan the implant positions before surgery, then compared the actual placement to the plan using post-surgery scans. The goal was to measure any differences in position and angle, helping improve future implant accuracy.
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Study facts
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- 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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10 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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25 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: \- 1. Lack of maxillary posterior bone in which standard implants are impossible to insert. 2\. Post-surgical maxillary defects with limitations of maxillary bone reconstruction due to lack of soft tissue coverage. 3\. Failure of previous reconstructive procedures. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Opportunity of alternative treatment modalities with bone grafting and standard implants. 2. Any relevant systemic or local diseases that might affect the bone healing, like uncontrolled diabetic patients or cancer patients who are still on chemotherapy or previously received radiation on the head and neck region.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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faculty of dentistry , Tanta university
Tanta, Elgharbia, 3111, Egypt
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