Antibiotics or sugar pills? new study questions routine use after dental bone grafts
NCT ID NCT07296302
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares antibiotics (amoxicillin) to a placebo in 150 healthy adults undergoing dental bone grafting after tooth extraction. The goal is to see if antibiotics actually prevent infection or if placebo works just as well. Participants will be monitored for 30 days for infections and 6 months for bone healing.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Amoxicillin (or azithromycin for penicillin allergy)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that antibiotics are not needed for routine dental bone grafts, reducing unnecessary drug use and side effects.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 150 participants. The results may not apply to all patients, and there is a risk of infection in the placebo group.
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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 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 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
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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 65 years. Generally healthy individuals classified as American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I or II ( ASA I or ASA II). Indication for tooth extraction followed by alveolar bone grafting in a fresh socket. Absence of active infection at the surgical site. Willingness to take amoxicillin or, in cases of β-lactam antibiotic allergy, azithromycin. No use of antibiotics in the previous 30 days. Agreement to participate and signature of the informed consent form (ICF). Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of uncontrolled systemic diseases or chronic use of immunosuppressive medications. Pregnancy or breastfeeding. Severe liver disease. Smoking more than 10 cigarettes per day. Known allergy to macrolides (azithromycin). Prior use of antibiotics within the last 30 days. Concomitant use of medications with known risk of QT interval prolongation. Signs of acute infection at the extraction site.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros - Unimontes
Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, 39401-8321, Brazil
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