Dental implant study tests new connector to save bone and gums
NCT ID NCT05883202
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares two types of abutment-prosthesis connections for dental implants: a newer internal conical system (Connect®) versus a traditional external flat system (multi-unit). Researchers want to see which one leads to less bone loss and better gum health around the implant. The study involves 40 people who need multiple implants in their lower jaw. It is currently suspended, so results are not yet available.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Connect® abutment (device) vs. conventional multi-unit abutment (device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help dentists choose the best abutment type to reduce bone loss and improve gum sealing around dental implants.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, suspended study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply widely. The comparison is technical and may not lead to major clinical changes.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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 75 years
- 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: * Kennedy class I or II (unilateral or bilateral free end) or III (posterior intermediate edentulous section) mandibular requiring 2 implants to restore at least 2 molars, 2 molars and 1 premolar, or 2 premolars and 1 molar. * Possibility of placing a transgingival abutment at least 2 mm high. Exclusion criteria: * Need for simultaneous bone augmentation. * Heavy smokers (\>10 cigarettes/day). * Uncontrolled type 1 or 2 diabetes (HgA1c\>8). * Known autoimmune or inflammatory disease. * Serious blood disorders, such as hemophilia or leukemia. * Local or systemic infection that may compromise normal healing (e.g., extensive periapical pathology). * Liver or kidney dysfunction/failure. * Currently receiving cancer treatment or within 18 months from completion of radio- or chemotherapy. * Long-term history of oral bisphosphonates use (i.e., 10 years or more). * History of intravenous bisphosphonates. * Long-term (\>3 months) history of antibiotics or drugs known to alter the inflammation and/or immunological system 3 months before inclusion. * Severe osseous diseases (e.g., Paget disease of bone). * Pregnant women or nursing mothers. * Not able or not willing to follow instructions related to the study procedures.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Universidad de Granada
Granada, Granada, 18071, Spain
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