Dental scans and AI could spot rare bone diseases faster
NCT ID NCT07666269
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study will take 3D scans of the inside of the mouth from 240 people with rare bone or cartilage diseases and from healthy volunteers. Researchers will use shape analysis and artificial intelligence to see if these scans can help tell different diseases apart. The goal is to make diagnosis faster and more accurate for these rare conditions.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to faster, more accurate diagnosis of rare bone diseases using simple dental scans and AI.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not produce a reliable diagnostic tool, and results may not apply to all patients.
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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 240 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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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18 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: * For cases: Diagnosis of a rare bone and cartilage disorder confirmed by the Rare Disease Competence Center for Constitutional Bone Disorders (MOC) or Calcium and Phosphate Metabolism Disorders (CaP), genetically and/or clinically. * Ability to undergo a 3D intra-oral scan; * Ability of the participant to understand the information notice provided regarding the use of their medical data and 3D digital models for research purposes, and to express informed non-objection to participation in the research. * For controls: healthy adults recruited in the Dental Medicine Department. Exclusion Criteria: * History of major orthodontic/orthognathic treatment; * Craniofacial conditions unrelated to the studied diseases (e.g., cleft palate, non-target craniofacial syndromes); * Impossibility to obtain a 3D optical impression; * Refusal or inability of the participant to understand the information notice and/or to express informed non-objection to participation in the research.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
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