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AI could predict dental surgery risks, study hopes
NCT ID NCT07461324
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This observational study will follow 3000 adults having oral surgery to see how often complications like infections or nerve damage occur. Researchers will collect patient and surgery details, plus surgeon predictions, to build an AI tool that might one day help prevent these problems. Participants get standard care and fill out short questionnaires.
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 a simple AI tool that helps surgeons predict and prevent complications like infections or nerve injuries after oral surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It collects data to build a prediction model, so it won't directly improve outcomes yet. The AI tool is still in development and may not work as hoped.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 3,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2030
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.
Who is studied
The study participants * Will be reffered to the dental refferal clinic from private or community dental clinics from all over Sealand, Denmark. * will undergo surgery at the private refferal clinic in Roskilde or Copenhagen. * will have a 7-10 days follow-up
- Ages
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15 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: * Patients reffered from a general dentist practicioner for the following surgeries: third molar removal, apicoectomy, dental implant placement. * Patients \>15 years of age * A valid diagnosis prior to the surgery * Cases with fully completed questionnaires. Exclusion Criteria * Pathological condition requiring hospital refferal * Complications following re-surgery * Re-assesment of the diagnosis from the general dentist practicioner Specific for apical surgery: * Root fracture present. * Buccal bone height \<3mm. Specific for third molar removal: \- if coronectomy is conducted instead of total root removal. Specific for dental implant: * if an implant has been placed before in the same region of interest. * Health conditions were dental implants are contraindicated.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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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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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Specialtandlægerne Sjælland
Roskilde, 4000, Denmark
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University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, 2200, Denmark
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