Digital dentures: faster and better?
NCT ID NCT07525011
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study compares a new digital denture-making technique (Easdent) with the traditional method for people who need full dentures. Twenty adults will receive both types of dentures, and researchers will measure chair time, number of visits, and patient satisfaction. The goal is to see if the digital method is more efficient and easier to learn for dental students.
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 show that a digital denture method saves chair time and improves patient satisfaction, making denture care more efficient.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study with only 20 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It does not test safety or effectiveness of a new drug or device.
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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 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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: * Adults aged 18 years or older. * Requiring new dual-arch complete dentures. * Willing and able to attend for all required study appointments, including delivery and follow-up visits. Exclusion Criteria: * Requiring only single-arch complete dentures. * Presence of severe medical conditions that would preclude attendance at multiple prosthodontic appointments. * Active, untreated oral mucosal disease that would prevent impression making or denture fabrication. * Severely resorbed edentulous ridges. * Unable or unwilling to attend for all scheduled study visits or follow-up appointments. * Unable to comply with instructions necessary for denture treatment or study procedures.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rutgers, School of Dental Medicine
Newark, New Jersey, 07103, United States
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