Donor bone vs. your own bone: which works better for jaw repair?
NCT ID NCT07104370
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares two methods of rebuilding the jawbone for people who need dental implants but have lost bone after tooth loss. One method uses a piece of the patient's own bone, while the other uses donated, freeze-dried bone. The goal is to see if the donated bone works just as well, with less pain and shorter surgery. Thirty adults who need jaw reconstruction will be randomly assigned to one of the two groups.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- freeze-dried bone allograft block
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that freeze-dried bone allografts work as well as the patient's own bone for jaw reconstruction, reducing pain and surgery time.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 30 people. Allografts lack living cells, so they may not integrate as well as the patient's own bone.
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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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2033
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: * over 18 years old * require lateral augmentation for implant rehabilitation Exclusion Criteria: * Smoking * Pregnancy * Poor oral hygiene * Failure to attend follow-up visits * Therapeutic-dose irradiation to the head and neck region * Local bone tumors, cysts, or inflammatory processes * Decompensated systemic diseases contraindicate surgery * Use of medications affecting bone metabolism (steroids, antiresorptive medications such as bisphosphonates, RANKL inhibitor antibodies, VEGF antagonists) * Psychiatric disorders contraindicate implant rehabilitation
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Semmelweis University Department of Public Dental Health
RECRUITINGBudapest, Hungary, 1088, Hungary
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