3D printed dentures face off against traditional milled ones in new trial
NCT ID NCT07586774
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study compares two types of full dentures: 3D printed ones and milled ones. Researchers want to see which lasts longer and causes fewer problems over five years. Sixty-eight adults who need complete dentures will take part, and the main focus is how many dentures are still working after one year.
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 dentures and milled dentures
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that 3D printed dentures are as durable and reliable as milled ones, offering a faster and more affordable option for people needing full dentures.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 68 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Dentures may break or cause discomfort, and long-term success is uncertain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 68 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2026
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2032
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.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Adult aged 18 years or above at time of informed consent. * Subject willing to participate in the clinical investigation and able to understand the content of the clinical investigation. * Subject willing to comply with investigational related procedures and to return for follow-up visits for a period of 5 years. * Subject has signed and dated the informed consent form. * Subjects in need of complete dentures in maxilla and mandible. * Prosthodontic Diagnostic Index (PDI) Completely edentulous classification (Class 1-3). * History of edentulism of at least 1 year. Exclusion Criteria: * Known allergy or hypersensitivity to any of the components. * Subjects with significant systemic health issues or chronic conditions (American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class 3-6 ). * Known pregnancy at time of enrolment. * Subjects unlikely to comply with investigational procedures, or unlikely to come back for follow-up visits, as judged by the Investigator. * Previous enrolment in the present clinical investigation. * Involvement in the planning and conduct of the clinical investigation (applies to both Dentsply Sirona personnel and the clinical investigation site). * PDI Completely edentulous classification (Class 4) * Presence of severely atrophied ridge. * Presence of severe ridge undercuts. * Clinically severe Xerostomia. * Absence of hard or soft tissue pathology that precludes denture therapy. * Maxillofacial defects. * Uncontrolled pathological process in the oral cavity, as judged by the Investigator. * Participation in another clinical investigation that may interfere with the present clinical investigation.
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Conditions
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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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Adams School of Dentistry
RECRUITINGChapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States
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