One-step dental implant procedure could cut months off treatment time
NCT ID NCT06313229
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 26, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested two approaches for placing dental implants in people with thin jawbones. In one group, the bone was built up first, and the implant was placed six months later. In the other group, both steps were done at the same time. The goal was to see if the one-step method works just as well. The study included 42 adults with bone loss in the upper front jaw.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- autogenous cortical bone plates combined with platelet-rich fibrin and allobone grafts
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that placing the implant at the same time as bone grafting works just as well as waiting, saving patients months of healing time.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 42 people, so results may not apply to everyone. Bone grafting and implant surgery carry risks like infection, graft failure, or implant loosening.
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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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42 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
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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20 to 40 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: * Good general health at the time of surgery * At least 3 months of healing after tooth extraction * Horizontally and vertical compromised alveolar ridges Exclusion Criteria: * Thick cortex in the labial/buccal with less cancellous bone inside; * Obvious undercut on the labial/buccal side * Uncontrolled periodontal conditions or other oral disorders; * history of radiotherapy in the head and neck region
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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faculty of dentistry, kafrelsheikh University
Kafr ash Shaykh, Kafrelsheikh, 214312, Egypt
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