Could your bone health decide if a dental implant lasts?
NCT ID NCT07766707
First seen Aug 14, 2026 · Last updated Sep 01, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks back at dental implant cases to see if bone-related conditions—like vitamin D deficiency, calcium problems, or kidney disease—make implant failure more likely. Researchers will compare 192 failed implants with successful ones from similar patients. The goal is to understand how local and systemic bone health factors influence implant survival and peri-implantitis.
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 bone health problems are confirmed as risk factors, dentists might screen patients for these issues before placing implants to improve success rates.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational review of past cases, so it can show links but not prove cause and effect. Results may not apply to all patients or implant types.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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192 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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.
Who is studied
The sample will be selected from patients who have received dental implants at the University of Barcelona Dental Hospital (HOUB).
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Patients over 18 years of age * Patients with implants placed within the last 10 years * Patients with access to complete medical and dental records * Patients with documented implant progression via periapical radiographs and/or OPG * Patients with documented pre-implant tooth status * Patients with blood test results from the 6 months prior to or following implant placement * Implants lost due to peri-implant pathology causing bone resorption Exclusion Criteria: * Those patients who does not meet inclusion criteria
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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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Odontologic Hospital of the University of Barcelona
Barcelona, Barcelona, 08970, Spain
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