Jawbone repair showdown: which graft technique wins?
NCT ID NCT07394933
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two surgical techniques for rebuilding the jawbone in people with missing back teeth and a narrow ridge. Sixteen adults will receive either a titanium-reinforced membrane or a bone shell graft from their own jaw. The goal is to see which method better restores bone width for future dental implants.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Bone graft (Khoury's bone shell technique or Ti-reinforced PTFE membrane)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could identify a better surgical method for rebuilding jawbone, helping more people get dental implants.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small trial (16 people) comparing surgical techniques, not testing a new drug. Results may not apply to everyone, and complications like infection or graft failure are possible.
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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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16 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2026
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 70 years
- 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: 1. Have one or more missing teeth in the posterior mandibular segment. 2. The alveolar ridge in the edentulous site of the selected patients will have a buccolingual width of less than 5 mm. 3. Sufficient vertical bone height above inferior alveolar nerve. 4. Free of any local or systemic condition that may contraindicate ridge expansion procedure. 5. No sex predilection. 6. The patient will be between the ages of 18-70 years. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients taking any medication that may interfere with bone healing or bone biology. 2. Patients with any systemic disease that may affect bone healing. 3. Any patients with any previous bone grafting procedure at the site of interest. 4. Heavy Smokers (more than 20 cigarettes daily). 5. Patient's that have been diagnosed with periodontal disease, as sufficient ridge height would be improbable.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of Dentistry - The British University in Egypt
Cairo, Egypt