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New study: can you get a permanent tooth crown in just 6 weeks?
NCT ID NCT07280260
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study looks at whether placing a permanent crown on a Nobel N1 dental implant just 6 weeks after surgery works as well as waiting longer. Researchers will enroll 50 adults missing a single back tooth. They will check implant survival, bone loss, and gum health over time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Nobel N1 dental implant
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could allow people with a missing tooth to get a permanent crown sooner, reducing treatment time.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 50 people, so results may not apply to everyone. Early loading could increase the risk of implant failure or bone loss.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
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.
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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: * Males and females, age 18 or older * Can provide an Informed Consent in English. * Absence of a single posterior tooth in mandible or maxilla with presence of natural neighboring teeth (except for second molar which only requires presence of first molar) * Presence of antagonist teeth * Possibility and will for an immediate restoration. * Systemic health recorded as an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I or II Exclusion Criteria: * · Unavailability to attend the follow-up visits. * A systemic contraindication for oral surgical procedures; ASA III or IV. * Pregnancy or nursing on screening or before the surgical procedure. * Diseases that could alter healing or bone metabolism (uncontrolled diabetes, diagnostic osteoporosis, etc.), * Taking medications that are altering healing or bone metabolism (bisphosphonates, long-time corticosteroids intake, RANK inhibitors, etc.) * Alcohol or drug abuse. * Current heavy smoking behavior (≥10 cigarettes/day). * Radiation therapy to the head or neck region. * Pathology in the implant planned sites that prevent implant placement. * Current diagnosis of Diabetes, which is uncontrolled (\>7 HbA1C). * Need for sinus lift or vertical bone augmentation * Previously failed implant site
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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LSU School of Dentistry
RECRUITINGNew Orleans, Louisiana, 70119, United States
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