3D-Printed mesh could speed up dental bone grafts
NCT ID NCT06077513
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares a custom 3D-printed titanium mesh frame to a standard frame made during surgery for dental bone grafting. Thirty adults needing bone augmentation for dental implants will be randomly assigned to one of the two methods. The goal is to see if the 3D-printed frame reduces surgery time and improves bone healing and accuracy.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Titanium mesh frame (3D-printed or standard)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make dental bone grafting faster and more precise, leading to better implant outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The 3D-printed frame may not improve healing or could have unexpected complications.
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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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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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 80 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: * Partially edentulous * Adult dental patients that require moderate 3-D bone augmentation for dental implant site improvement Exclusion Criteria: * Poor oral hygiene indices for microbial plaque (PI) and gingival inflammation (GI) * Patients who have been on Chemotherapy or Radiation therapy within last 5 years. * Patients under active treatment with following medications: Bisphosphonates, Gabapentin, Glucocorticoids, Methotrexate, or Estrogen supplements. * Subjects under the direct supervision of the PI * Smoking more than 10 cigarettes per day * Uncontrolled diabetes or other metabolic disorders
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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BU Goldman School of Dental Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States
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