New implant abutment aims to improve gum healing in back teeth
NCT ID NCT06645444
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a customized healing abutment made of PEEK material can guide gum tissue healing after immediate implant placement in back teeth. Twenty healthy adults with non-restorable posterior teeth received implants with either a customized PEEK abutment or a standard one. Researchers measured gum height, width, and volume to see if the customized design improved soft tissue outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- customized PEEK healing abutment
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could improve gum healing around dental implants, reducing inflammation and improving long-term implant success.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 20 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The intervention is a device, not a drug, so benefits may be modest.
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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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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Finished
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May 2026
- 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: * Inclusion Criteria of participants: * Periodontally and systemic healthy patients * Patients aged \> 18 years * Non- restored teeth for many reasons (i.e. endodontic failure, unworthy for treatment in deep caries/non-caries lesion and root fracture), locate in the posterior area in the maxillary or mandibular arch indicate for customized implant with no need for additional bone and soft tissue augmentation procedures. * An adequate vertical bone for immediate implant placement. * Implants will be positioned with adequate primary stability so that transmucosal healing can be accomplished. * No taken medications known to interfere healing or periodontal tissue health or bone metabolism. * No previous periodontal surgery at involved sites. * Good oral hygiene and good compliance with the plaque control instructions following initial therapy. Exclusion criteria: * Patients with active periodontal diseases (bleeding on probing- probing depth \> 4 mm) or those under orthodontic treatment. * Poor oral hygiene (full mouth plaque score \> 25% and full mouth bleeding score \> 25%) * Smoking habits (\> 10 cigarettes/day) * Severe acute or chronic periodontitis * Severe bruxism habits * History of oral/IV bisphosphonates taking * Remote or recent radiation therapy in the oro-maxillo-facial area or recent chemotherapy. * Xerostomia * Pregnant and lactating mothers * Patients who have been received periodontal surgery in the study area during the last year. * Clinical or radiographic signs of periapical pathology contraindicating immediate implant placement. * Implants showing signs of peri-implant mucositis and peri-implantitis during the study period will be excluded from the following analyses.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Marwa Helal
Cairo, 02, Egypt
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