Plasma power: can it keep dental implants clean?
NCT ID NCT07548931
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether treating the healing caps placed on dental implants with cold plasma can reduce early bacterial buildup. Twelve people each received four implants, and each implant got a different plasma treatment or none. The healing caps were removed after one week to measure bacteria.
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Study facts
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- 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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12 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients presenting to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University, for implant treatment, with edentulous areas requiring at least four implants to support a fixed prosthesis. * Willingness to participate in the study. * Age over 18 years. * No allergy to any of the products used in the study. * Non-smokers or light smokers (\<10 cigarettes/day). * Good patient compliance, adequate understanding of the study information, and provision of signed informed consent. * Good or moderate oral hygiene. Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to participate in the study. * Need for alveolar ridge augmentation. * Poor general health status (including immune system disorders, uncontrolled diabetes, ongoing chemotherapy or radiotherapy, history of radiotherapy to the head and neck region, alcohol dependence, drug dependence, or psychiatric illness). * Presence of untreated periodontal disease. * Heavy smoking (\>10 cigarettes/day). * Age under 18 years.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Dentistry
Kahramanmaraş, Turkey (Türkiye)
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