7-Year checkup: do implant dentures hold up?
NCT ID NCT07536776
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study followed 27 people with no teeth who had four implants in their lower jaw to support a denture. Researchers measured bone loss and how well the denture stayed in place over 7 years. The goal was to see if this type of denture is a good long-term solution.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- implant-retained overdenture with locator attachments
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide long-term evidence that four-implant overdentures are a reliable option for toothless patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, retrospective study with only 27 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It does not test a new treatment, only observes existing outcomes.
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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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27 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2018
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- 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
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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 Patients rehabilitated with a mandibular overdenture retained by four dental implants. Four implants positioned in the anterior and premolar regions of the mandible. Four Locator attachments used to retain the mandibular overdenture. Availability of baseline clinical and radiographic records at the time of prosthesis insertion. Availability of clinical and radiographic records at 1-year and 7-year follow-up. Exclusion Criteria Patients with incomplete clinical or radiographic records. Patients without the required 1-year or 7-year follow-up records. Patients with radiographs that were inadequate for reliable assessment of peri-implant marginal bone levels. Patients whose records did not allow assessment of prosthetic retention at the specified follow-up periods.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Basma
Al Mansurah, Egypt
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