Porcine vs. bovine bone grafts: which is better for dental implants?
NCT ID NCT07182929
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 56 people who had sinus lift surgery to prepare for dental implants. Half received a graft made from porcine (pig) bone, and the other half received a graft from bovine (cow) bone. Researchers used CT scans to compare how well each material held up over 6 months. The goal was to see if the porcine graft resorbs more than the bovine graft and whether both lead to similar bone quality for implant success.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Deproteinized porcine bone mineral (DPBM) vs. deproteinized bovine bone mineral (DBBM)
- What this could lead to
- If DPBM works as well as DBBM, it could give dentists another safe option for bone grafting in sinus lift procedures.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, retrospective study that only looks at X-ray images, not actual patient outcomes. The results may not apply to everyone, and longer-term studies are needed.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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56 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- 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.
Who is studied
Patients who received LSFA with simultaneous implant placement from June 2022 to June 2024 at the Stomatology Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, were screened for eligibility. All patients underwent preoperative clinical, radiographic examinations and laboratory tests. Eligible patients subsequently received LSFA performed by experienced implant surgeons following the standardized surgical protocol.
- 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: 1. Aged between 18 and 80 years; 2. Single or multiple missing teeth in the posterior maxilla with a healing period of at least 3 months; 3. Complete baseline data and surgical records; 4. Underwent LSFA with simultaneous placement of a single implant, grafted exclusively with either DBBM (Bio-Oss®, 0.25-1.0 mm, Geistlich Pharma AG, Wolhusen, Switzerland) or DPBM (THE Graft®, 0.25-1.0 mm, Purgo Biologics, Seoul, Korea); 5. Available CBCT images obtained preoperatively (T0), immediately postoperatively (T1), and at 6 months postoperatively (T2); 6. RBH ≤6 mm shown by CBCT at T0 at the edentulous site; 7. No systemic disease, untreated periapical pathology or active periodontitis; 8. Provision of written informed consent for the implant surgery by the patient or their legal guardian. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Uncontrolled systemic diseases or any bone-metabolism diseases; 2. Pregnancy or lactation; 3. Head and neck radiation therapy within the past 5 years; 4. acute and chronic inflammation in the maxillary sinus; 5. Additional vertical or horizontal bone augmentation procedures besides LSFA; 6. Use of graft materials other than the specified DBBM or DPBM, or use of composite grafts; 7. Heavy smoking (≥20 cigarettes/day), alcohol abuse, or history of substance abuse; 8. Placement of multiple implants in the same grafted site (excluded to avoid within-patient confounding).
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Affiliated Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University., Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310000
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310000, China
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