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New tool helps teens choose between two lifelong dental paths

NCT ID NCT07655193

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: King's College London Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study aims to create a patient decision aid for young people aged 11-18 who are missing one or both upper front teeth, a condition affecting 1 in 50 people. Researchers will interview patients and their parents, and hold focus groups with clinicians, to understand what matters most when choosing between two treatment options: creating space for a false tooth or closing the gap. The information gathered will guide the development of a support tool to help families make more informed decisions, following international guidelines.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If successful, this decision aid could help young people and their families make more informed, personalized choices about dental treatment.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study focused on tool development, not testing the tool's effectiveness. The aid may not improve outcomes in practice.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 20 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Aug 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Aug 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

Patient Participants: patients attending the dental department for routine appointments Clinician Participants: clinicians working within the dental department

Ages

11 to 18 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Patient Participant Inclusion Criteria: * Young people with Maxillary Lateral Incisor Agenesis (MLIA) affecting one or both maxillary lateral incisors * Young people aged 11-18 years old (attending with an adult with parental responsibility if \<16 years old) * In active orthodontic (space-closure or space-opening) or restorative treatment for MLIA, or completed active dental treatment less than one year ago * Attended a multidisciplinary Hypodontia Clinic for treatment planning where both space-closure and space-opening options were offered Patient Participant Exclusion Criteria: * Craniofacial anomalies including cleft lip and/or palate * Unable to communicate in English where no professional translation service is available Clinician Participant Inclusion Criteria: * Specialists or consultants in orthodontics, restorative dentistry, paediatric dentistry, and oral surgery who provide care as part of the Hypodontia pathway and work within the multidisciplinary hypodontia clinics Clinician Participant Exclusion Criteria: * Any clinician not providing care as part of the Hypodontia pathway and working within the multidisciplinary hypodontia clinics

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

anodontia tooth agenesis

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Decision aid Decision making, shared Hypodontia

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