Dental implant showdown: titanium mesh vs collagen membrane for stronger smiles
NCT ID NCT06875830
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 07, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests two ways to rebuild bone around dental implants placed right after tooth extraction in the upper front area. Twenty adults with broken upper premolars will get either a titanium mesh or a collagen membrane, both with bone graft material. The main goal is to see which method gives thicker bone on the cheek side, measured by 3D X-ray. Results could help dentists choose the best technique for lasting implant success.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- titanium mesh and collagen membrane (used with xenograft for bone augmentation)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that titanium mesh is better than collagen membrane for preserving bone thickness around dental implants, improving long-term implant stability.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early-stage trial with only 20 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The procedures are surgical, with risks like infection or implant failure.
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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.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
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.
- Ages
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21 to 50 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: 1. Patients who have at least one remaining root or badly decayed tooth in anterior maxilla. 2. Systemically free patients (American Society of Anesthesiologists I; ASA I) 3. Patients aged from 21 to 50 years old 4. Buccal bone partial deficiency (extraction socket type II) 5. Good oral hygiene 6. Accepts the follow-up period (cooperative patients) 7. Patient accepts to provides an informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with habits that may jeopardize the implant longevity and affect the results of the study such as parafunctional habits such as bruxism 2. Smokers 3. Pregnant and lactating females
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of oral & dental Medicine,Misr international University
RECRUITINGCairo, Heliopolis - Cairo, 123456, Egypt
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