Digital dentures help you chew and swallow better than Old-School ones?
NCT ID NCT07290933
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether dentures made with a digital 3D printer help people without teeth chew and swallow solid food better than traditional dentures. Fourteen adults each tried both types for three months. The goal was to see which denture made eating easier and more efficient.
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Study facts
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- 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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14 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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50 to 66 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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.
All participants were completely edentulous for at least 6 months, * had no previous experience with removable prosthesis * had Angel's class I maxillo-mandibular relation * Willingness to comply with the study protocol and attending follow-up visits Exclusion Criteria * Participants with temporo-mandibular joint disorders. * head/neck injury, or with skeletal deformity. * Inability to wear dentures for extended periods or intolerance to the study
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Removable prosthodontics department,Faculty of dentistry,Mansoura university, #68 ElGomhoria Street, ElMansoura, Egypt. Mansoura, Eldakahlia, Egypt, 35516
Al Mansurah, Eldakahlia,, 35516, Egypt
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