New study tests two techniques for better-looking dental implants
NCT ID NCT07303374
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares two methods for placing a dental implant right after a tooth is pulled: the socket shield technique (leaving a small piece of tooth root) versus a connective tissue graft (using gum tissue from elsewhere). The goal is to see which approach better preserves the gum and bone around the implant over one year. Twenty-eight people with healthy gums and good bone will be randomly assigned to one of the two methods.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a better method for preserving gum and bone around dental implants, improving long-term appearance and stability.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 28 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The techniques are surgical and carry risks like infection or implant failure.
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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 28 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
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.
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21 to 50 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: * Initial intact thick gingival biotype * 2 mm band of keratinized tissue, * Thin intact labial bone plate (\< 1mm) * Good apical bone for primary stability * Patients who had provided an informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Immediate implants with bone grafts or guided bone regeneration procedures * Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus * Patients taking IV bisphosphonates for treatment of osteoporosis * Patients with active infection related at the site of implant * Patients with untreated active periodontal diseases.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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International Dental contiuing education
Cairo, Egypt
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