New study tests if dentures can be attached to implants right away
NCT ID NCT06038487
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study compares two ways of attaching a full upper denture to dental implants: attaching it right after implant surgery (immediate loading) versus waiting 3 months (delayed loading). Researchers will track bone loss, gum health, and patient satisfaction over 3 years. The study involves 18 adults with no upper teeth who already wear a complete denture.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- dental implant loading procedure
- What this could lead to
- If immediate loading works as well as delayed, patients could get their dentures attached sooner, reducing wait time and improving convenience.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 18 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Immediate loading might increase 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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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 18 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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.
- Ages
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21 years and older
- 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. Males and females must be at least ≥ 21 years of age 2. Fully edentulous maxilla 3. The implant site has to be healed for at least 4 months after extraction 4. Wearing complete dentures deemed adequate 5. Orthopantomogram available (OPT) 6. Adequate amount of bone at least at the 2nd premolar position to house at minimum a 3.5 x 10 mm BLX-Roxolid implant 7. No bone grafting required 8. Implant IT ≥ 20 N/cm Exclusion Criteria: 1. Conditions requiring chronic routine prophylactic use of antibiotics 2. Conditions requiring prolonged use of steroids 3. History of leukocyte dysfunction and deficiencies 4. Bleeding disorders 5. History of neoplastic disease requiring use of radiation or chemotherapy 6. Metabolic bone disorders 7. Uncontrolled endocrine disorder 8. Use of any investigational drug or device within the 30-day period prior to implant surgery 9. Vaping, Tobacco Chewing or Smoking more than 10 cigarettes a day 10. Alcoholism or drug abuse 11. Patient infected with HIV 12. Condition or circumstances, in the opinion of the investigator, which would prevent completion of study participation or interfere with analysis of study results, such as as history of non-compliance, unreliability. 13. Local inflammation including untreated periodontitis 14. Mucosal disease such as erosive lichen planus 15. History of local irradiation therapy 16. Osseous lesion 17. Severe bruxism and clenching habits 18. Active infection with suppuration or fistula track 19. Persistent intraoral infection 20. Lack of primary stability \<20Ncm. In this instance, the patient must be withdrawn and treated according to the standard protocol. 21. Inadequate oral hygiene or unmotivated home care. 22. Bone grafting needed 23. Inadequate bone volume for implants insertion as measured on the pre-treatment cone beam computed tomography (CBCT).
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Case Western Reserve University Department of Periodontics
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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West Virginia University
RECRUITINGMorgantown, West Virginia, 26505, United States
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