3D printed crowns: the future of smile restoration?
NCT ID NCT07154602
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether 3D printed hybrid resin crowns look better than traditional milled crowns for single tooth implants. Thirty-two adults with healed implants will receive one type of crown and rate their satisfaction. Researchers will also check for complications like fractures over follow-up visits.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- 3D printed hybrid resin ceramic crowns
- What this could lead to
- If 3D printing proves better, it could offer a more esthetic and patient-friendly option for dental crowns.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 32 participants, so results may not apply widely. Crown fracture or other complications are possible.
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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 32 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
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 70 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: * Age: between 18 and 70 years old at the time of screening. * Patients with implants placed and in need for crown restoration * Medically free with no systemic diseases. * Good oral hygiene with no active periodontal disease. * Patient's having adequate interocclusal and mesiodistal restorative space for the fabrication of a single implant-supported crown. * Patients willing and able to provide written informed consent for participation in the study, understanding its risks, benefits, and alternative treatments. Exclusion Criteria: * Uncontrolled systemic diseases (e.g., uncontrolled diabetes, severe cardiovascular disease, active autoimmune disorders, uncontrolled thyroid dysfunction). * Patients with composite restoration on the labial/buccal surface implant's neighbouring. * Immunocompromised patients or those undergoing immunosuppressive therapy. * Patients undergoing radiation therapy to the head and neck region, or chemotherapy. * Patients currently on or with a history of medications known to significantly affect bone metabolism (e.g., long-term bisphosphonates, corticosteroids). * Pregnancy or lactation. * Known allergies to titanium, resin components, or any other materials used in the study (e.g., composite, zirconia).
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