Dissolving magnesium membrane could simplify dental implants
NCT ID NCT07646795
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
When a tooth is removed, the bone and gum often shrink, making it harder to place a dental implant later. This study tests a new magnesium membrane that is placed over a bone graft in the socket. Unlike standard membranes, it is rigid enough to protect the graft but dissolves on its own within about 16 weeks, so no second surgery is needed. Ten adults will be followed for up to 19 months to see how much bone is preserved and whether this approach reduces the need for extra grafting.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- magnesium membrane (NOVAMag®) and bovine bone substitute
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simpler, less invasive way to preserve bone after tooth removal, making future dental implant placement easier and reducing the need for additional bone grafting.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early study with only 10 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The membrane is new and its benefits over existing options are not yet proven.
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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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10 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
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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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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 agreeing to participate in the study * Age 18 years or older * Periodontally healthy (including patients currently in supportive periodontal maintenance therapy) or patients with ongoing periodontal treatment * Compromised tooth because of severe periodontitis or root fracture * full mouth plaque score \< 20% and full-mouth bleeding score \< 20% at the time of alveolar bone reconstruction Exclusion Criteria: * • Heavy smokers (≥10 cigarettes/day) * Patients with a history of malignancy, radiotherapy, or chemo-therapy for malignancy. * Pregnant patients or nursing during the past 6 months. * Patients taking medications or having treatments with an effect on mucosal healing in general (e.g.steroids, large doses of anti- inflammatory drugs) * Uncontrolled medical conditions, presence of systemic diseases or consumption of medications known to alter bone metabolism * allergic reactions to bovine bone substitute * patients that do not comply with the oral hygiene maintenance program and follow-up visits
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Periodontal Unit, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, UNiversity of Bologna
Bologna, BO, 40125, Italy
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