Tiny study pits drill against hammer for better dental implants
NCT ID NCT07160309
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study tested two devices—a special drill (Densah Bur) and a magnetic hammer (Magnetic Mallet)—to see which better prepares a narrow jawbone for dental implants. Only 5 people took part, all with partial tooth loss and enough bone height but not enough width. The main goal was to measure how stable the implant was right after placement. Because the study is so small, the results are very early and not conclusive.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What could go wrong
- The study included only 5 people, so any findings are too small to be reliable. Results may not apply to a wider population.
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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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5 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2022
- Finished
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Apr 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.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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. Patients with partial edentulous alveolar ridges with adequate alveolar bone height and deficient width and density. 2. Patients with good state of health and free from systemic or local pathosis that may influence the outcome of the therapy. 3. Good oral hygiene. 4. Age above 18 years. 5. Agreement to participate in the study and also have to be able to attend postoperative clinical and radiological follow-up schedule. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with para-functional habits such as bruxism and clenching or abnormal occlusal relationship that may complicate the future restoration. 2. Patients with bad oral hygiene or smokers. 3. Patients with uncontrolled systemic disease.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Al-Azhar University
Cairo, Egypt
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