One-step gum graft may boost dental implant success
NCT ID NCT06645925
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether doing a gum graft at the same time as placing a dental implant works as well as the traditional two-step approach. The goal is to increase the width of keratinized gum tissue around implants, which helps prevent inflammation and implant failure. Twenty-two adults missing lower back teeth with thin gums will be followed for one year.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- free gingival graft (gum tissue graft)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this one-step procedure could simplify dental implant surgery and improve long-term gum health around implants.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 22 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The procedure involves surgery and carries typical risks like infection or graft 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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24 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
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 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: * Adults at or above the age of 18. * Lower Posterior missing tooth/ teeth with minimal KT \< 2mm * Sufficient alveolar ridge length minimum 13-15 mm to IAN •. Sufficient alveolar ridge width minimum of 6 mm * Patients able to tolerate surgical periodontal procedures. * Patients who provided an informed consent and accepted the one-year follow-up period. Exclusion Criteria * Patients diagnosed with periodontal diseases (Caton et al., 2018). * Current or previous smokers. * Pregnant and lactating females. * Patients with medical conditions that would compromise the surgical procedures; uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, taking intravenous Bisphosphonates for treatment of osteoporosis. * Patients with active infection related to the site of implant. * Patients with parafunctional habits. * Patients with shallow vestibule
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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International Dental Continuing Education
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, 11347, Egypt
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