Can a bone graft save your jawbone after a tooth is pulled?
NCT ID NCT07813494
First seen Sep 10, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are comparing two ways to place a dental implant right after a tooth is removed from the front of the upper jaw. In one group, they fill the gap between the implant and the thin outer jawbone with a bone graft material. In the other group, they leave the gap empty. The study follows 40 adults for five years, using scans to measure how much bone forms around the implant and whether the jawbone shrinks over time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- bone graft material placed in the gap between a dental implant and the surrounding jawbone
- What this could lead to
- If grafting helps, dentists could preserve more jawbone around immediate implants and avoid the sunken gumline that can follow tooth extraction. That may mean fewer extra procedures and better-looking results for patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small study of 40 people with a specific gum and bone type, so results may not apply to everyone. Grafting adds cost and surgery time, and past reviews found unclear evidence that it prevents bone loss.
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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.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
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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21 to 54 years
- 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: * Adult (\>20 years) with nonrestorable maxillary teeth in the esthetic zone, thick gingival phenotype, intact but thin labial plate of bone extending 7 mm (≤1 mm) and intact palatal bone extending at least 6 mm apically, sufficient apical bone to attain implant primary stability (a minimum of 35 N cm insertion torque) and labio-palatal socket dimension measured from the CBCT axial cut at mid-crestal part ≥5 mm. Exclusion Criteria: * Smokers, pregnant women, patients with systemic disease, patients with parafunctional habits such as bruxism or clenching, infected socket, periapical pathosis and history of radiotherapy or chemotherapy within the past 2 years.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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International Dental Continuing Education (IDCE) Research Institute
Cairo, Egypt