New study tests if computer guidance helps new dentists place implants more accurately
NCT ID NCT06028750
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether using a computer-guided navigation system (X-Guide) helps new dentists place dental implants more accurately than doing it freehand. Sixty patients with missing teeth received implants placed by novice surgeons. The researchers measured how close the final implant position matched the planned position using 3D scans. The goal is to see if technology can improve precision for less experienced surgeons.
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Study facts
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- 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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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2023
- Finished
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Nov 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Subjects who agree to voluntarily sign the informed consent before performing any action related to the study. * Men or women at least 18 years old. * Single edentulous spaces or edentulous sections located in maxilla or mandible with a healing period longer than 12 weeks to rehabilitate with implant-supported fixed crowns ≤3 units. * O'Leary plaque and/or bleeding on probing index ≤25%. Exclusion Criteria: * Systemic diseases that may interfere with dental implant placement. * Any contraindications for oral surgical procedures. * History of head and neck radiotherapy. * Patients smoking \>20 cigarettes/day or tobacco equivalents. * History of substance abuse (drugs or alcohol) or any other factor (e.g., severe psychiatric illness) that, in the opinion of the investigator, could interfere with the patient's ability to cooperate and comply with the study. * Patients who have participated in a clinical trial within the last 30 days. * Pregnant or lactating women. * Patients with poor or unmotivated oral hygiene. * Probing depth with bleeding of ≥4 mm in one of the teeth adjacent to the edentulous space or tract. * Need to perform guided bone regeneration procedures simultaneous to implant placement. * Cases where the use of transepithelial abutments is not recommended (reduced prosthetic space, high esthetic demand associated with thin gingival biotypes, etc.).
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Barcelona
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalonia, 08903, Spain
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