To graft or not to graft? new study tests timing of bone grafts for dental implants
NCT ID NCT07433322
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study looks at whether bone grafting right after a molar extraction is necessary or if it can be delayed until the dental implant is placed. Forty adults needing a molar implant will be randomly assigned to get either immediate grafting or delayed grafting. The goal is to see which approach leads to better patient satisfaction, bone preservation, and cost-effectiveness.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Ossix mineralized bone graft and membrane
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that delaying bone grafting until implant placement is just as effective as immediate grafting, reducing unnecessary procedures and discomfort.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The study compares two approaches but does not test a new treatment, so no major breakthrough is expected.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2028
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
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: * Intact or \<5mm dehiscence buccally and palatally * Initial residual bone height (RBH) of at least 6 mm. 3-A minimum distance of 1 mm between root apices and sinus membrane. Exclusion Criteria * Medically compromised * heavy smokers * young (\<18 yrs.) or those refusing treatment are excluded.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Virginia Commonwealth University
RECRUITINGRichmond, Virginia, 23298, United States
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