Custom 3D-Printed plates may make jaw surgery more precise
NCT ID NCT04635865
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether 3D-printed, custom-made titanium plates help surgeons rebuild the jaw more accurately and quickly than standard plates. About 92 adults with jaw tumors, deformities, or other conditions will be randomly assigned to receive either type of plate during surgery. The main goal is to see how closely the final result matches the surgical plan.
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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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About 92 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2020
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age greater than 18 years, of both gender; * Provision of signed and dated informed consent form; * Diagnosed with maxillofacial benign or malignant tumours or inflammatory or congenital diseases and indicated for computer-assisted jaw surgery; * Primary or secondary reconstruction with autogenous bony free flaps or graft will be needed; * Titanium plates will be used for internal fixation for the reconstruction surgery; * Agree to comply with follow-up procedures. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who are pregnant; * Patients who have medically compromised conditions and cannot tolerate the surgery; * Systemic conditions or diseases that violate the normal bone healing; * Patients who are unable to take the preoperative and postoperative CT/CBCT scans; * Patients who are unable to have a two-week period prior to surgery, for virtual surgery simulation, 3D patient-specific surgical plate design and fabrication.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Prince Philip Dental Hospital
Hong Kong, 000000, Hong Kong
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