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New study tests best gum graft to save bone after tooth implant
NCT ID NCT06820489
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares three different gum graft methods used right after a tooth implant to see which one best prevents bone loss. Fifty-four adults needing a front tooth implant will be randomly assigned to one of the three techniques. The main goal is to check if the graft can stop gum and bone shrinkage one year after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- connective tissue graft (gum graft)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could identify the best gum graft method to preserve bone and gum tissue after a tooth implant.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 54 patients, so results may not apply to everyone. The procedures are surgical and carry risks like infection or graft failure.
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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 54 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2031
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.
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20 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * At least 20 years old * Good oral hygiene defined as full-mouth plaque score ≤ 25% * Presence of an incisor, cuspid or premolar in the maxilla that needs to be extracted for any reason with at least one neighboring tooth present * At least 3 mm bone available at the apical or palatal aspect of the alveolus as assessed on CBCT to ensure primary implant stability * Intact buccal bone wall (type I) or limited buccal bone dehiscence (type IIa or IIb) at the time of extraction * Written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy * Systemic diseases * Smoking; suppuration * \> 1 mm gingival asymmetry between the failing and contralateral tooth * Untreated periodontal disease * Untreated caries lesions.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ghent University Hospital
RECRUITINGGhent, East Flanders, 9000, Belgium
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