Digital dentures may beat traditional ones in tooth health study
NCT ID NCT07215208
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares two ways of making metal frameworks for partial dentures in the lower jaw: one using digital design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM), and the other using traditional methods. The goal is to see which approach better supports the health of the teeth that hold the denture (abutment teeth) and improves how the teeth fit together when biting. The trial will involve 22 adults with a specific type of missing teeth (Kennedy class III) and will measure tooth mobility and gum bleeding.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- CAD/CAM metallic partial denture framework
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that digitally made denture frameworks are better for tooth and gum health than traditional ones.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 22 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It compares two methods but doesn't test a new treatment.
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Study facts
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 22 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2025
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- Expected to finish
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Jan 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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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: * Patients with unilateral bounded saddles in the mandible (Kennedy class III). * Opposing dentition is fully intact or restored. * Sufficient inter-arch space. * Angle's class I maxilla-mandibular relationship. Exclusion Criteria: * Periodontal affection of the abutment teeth. * Skeletal mal-relation. * Unmotivated patients to maintain adequate oral hygiene to follow up. * Patients with neuromuscular and Psychiatric disorders. * Systematic disease affecting bone and periodontal health. * Insufficient inter-arch space. * Patients with physical disabilities that could affect follow up.
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