Dental implant depth may save bone, new study hopes to prove
NCT ID NCT07483086
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether placing a dental implant slightly deeper below the bone helps preserve bone around the implant in people with thin gums. About 30 adults with a single missing tooth will get an implant placed either at bone level or 2 mm below. Researchers will track bone loss, gum health, and patient satisfaction over one year.
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Study facts
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- 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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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 with single missing upper anterior or premolar teeth * Patients with minimum buccolingual width of 6 mm and mesiodistal width of 6 mm * Patients with thin soft tissue phenotype * Patients with healthy systemic conditions. * Patients older than 18 years. * Good oral hygiene. * Cooperative patients who accept a one-year follow-up period. * Patients who consent to being part of the study (sign an informed consent form). * Adequate inter-arch space for implant placement. * Favorable occlusion (no traumatic occlusion). * Absence of allergy to the prescribed medications. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with inadequate bone volume and/ or quality * Patients with local root remnants * Patients with inadequate wound healing * Patients with signs of acute infection related to the area of interest. * Patients with habits that may jeopardize the implant longevity and affect the results of the study such as parafunctional habits (Lobbezoo et al., 2006). * Heavy smokers (more than 10 cigarettes per day) (Lambert, Morris and Ochi, 2000). * Metabolic diseases such as diabetes or hyperthyroidism as well as systemic medications such as chemotherapy or bisphosphonates * Pregnant or nursing women. * Uncooperative patients.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cairo University
RECRUITINGCairo, Egypt
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