Wisdom tooth transplant showdown: which nerve strategy wins?
NCT ID NCT07291531
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares three ways to handle the dental pulp (tooth nerve) after transplanting a wisdom tooth to replace a damaged molar. 360 people aged 18-40 will be randomly assigned to receive either standard root canal treatment weeks after surgery, a special root tip procedure during surgery plus later root canal, or just trimming the root tip to try to keep the nerve alive. The goal is to see which approach leads to the best long-term tooth survival and health over 5 years.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- root canal therapy or apical surgery
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could establish the best way to manage the tooth nerve after a wisdom tooth transplant, improving long-term tooth survival and function.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with no results yet, and the best strategy may not be clearly better than others. Risks include infection, root resorption, or tooth loss.
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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 360 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2032
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 40 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: 1. Aged 18-40 years. 2. Requires extraction of a non-restorable first or second molar AND possesses a fully developed, morphologically healthy ipsilateral third molar as a donor tooth. 3. Willing and able to provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Presence of acute infection or insufficient bone volume at the recipient site. 2. Donor tooth exhibits caries, periapical pathology, or periodontal disease. 3. Uncontrolled systemic disease (e.g., diabetes, immunosuppression), pregnancy, or lactation. Smoking habit of \>10 cigarettes per day. 4. Inability or unwillingness to comply with the long-term follow-up schedule.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310002, China
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