Your pulled tooth could rebuild your jaw
NCT ID NCT07812610
First seen Sep 10, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
Researchers compare three ways to preserve the jawbone after a tooth is removed. Participants are randomly assigned to receive no bone graft, a graft made from their own extracted tooth, or a synthetic bone substitute called beta-tricalcium phosphate. The trial measures changes in jawbone width using 3D dental X-rays taken right after extraction and again 6 months later, when a small bone sample is collected during implant placement.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- A bone graft made from the patient's own extracted tooth, compared with a synthetic bone substitute and with no graft
- What this could lead to
- If the tooth-derived graft works as well as the synthetic material, dentists could reuse a patient's own tooth to preserve jawbone, avoiding a synthetic product.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is small, with 22 participants, and measures bone width at 6 months. It may not show a clear difference between the three approaches, and longer-term outcomes are unknown.
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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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22 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- 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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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: * Aged 18 years or older. * Clinical indication for extraction of a hopeless maxillary tooth. * No evidence of acute infection at the intended extraction site. * Willing and able to comply with the scheduled study visits and follow-up procedures. * Provided written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Systemic disorder known to impair bone metabolism. * History of radiotherapy involving the head and neck region. * Pregnancy or lactation. * Advanced periodontal disease.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of Dentistry, Mansoura University
Al Mansurah, Aldakhlia, 35516, Egypt
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