Laser combo may keep dental implants healthy for a decade
NCT ID NCT07104760
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 80 people who had gum disease around dental implants (peri-implantitis) and were treated with a special laser plus antibiotics. Researchers will check gum health, bone levels, and bacteria up to 10 years later. The goal is to see if this treatment keeps the disease under control long-term.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Er,Cr:YSGG laser and systemic antibiotics
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that combining laser treatment with antibiotics provides lasting control of peri-implantitis, reducing the need for implant removal.
- What could go wrong
- This is a long-term follow-up of a small, earlier trial, not a new treatment test. Results may not apply to all patients, and the laser approach may not outperform standard care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
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
Systemically healthy volunteers with treated peri-implantitis will be selected from the Oral Implantology Clinic - UNG.
- 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: * subjects with peri-implantitis presence of bleeding and/or suppuration on gentle probing, probing depths (PD) ≥ 6 mm, and bone levels ≥3 mm apical of the most coronal portion of the intraosseous part of the implant (Berglundh et al. 2018); treated by one of the treatment groups Exclusion Criteria: * failed implants, subjects with pregnancy or oncological problems
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Guarulhos University
Guarulhos, São Paulo, 07090-160, Brazil
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