Custom dental implant abutment may speed healing and avoid second surgery
NCT ID NCT04449302
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether a custom-made healing cap placed right after a molar implant could improve gum and bone healing compared to the standard method of covering the implant. Twenty-two adults with non-restorable lower molars received an immediate implant with either a custom abutment or standard submerged healing. The goal was to see if the custom approach leads to better gum shape and less bone loss, potentially avoiding a second surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- customized healing abutment (dental device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could improve gum healing and reduce the need for a second surgery after immediate dental implants.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 22 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The benefits over standard care are uncertain.
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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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22 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2021
- Finished
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Oct 2023
- 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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20 to 70 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: * Patients age between 20 and 70 years old. * Patients with non-restorable mandibular molars * Medically free. * Integrity of the extraction socket wall * Patients who are able to sign an informed consent form. * Cooperative, motivated and hygiene conscious Patients. * Patients who are able to come for the follow up appointments. Exclusion Criteria: • Patients with compromised general health conditions that would impair bone healing including: Past or present history of bone irradiation Patients taking bisphosphonates * Teeth with acute periapical pathosis * Heavy Smokers * Parafunctional habits * Pregnant females * Drug abusers * Uncontrolled diabetes
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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faculty of dentistry, Cairo university
Cairo, Egypt
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