Could a blood clot help teeth heal faster after surgery?
NCT ID NCT06776289
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 30, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study tests whether using platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) – a concentrate made from a patient's own blood – can reduce pain and improve healing after endodontic microsurgery (root-end surgery). Twenty adults with failed root canals and persistent infection in front teeth or premolars will be treated. Half will receive PRF placed in the surgical site; the other half will not. Healing will be tracked with CT scans and clinical exams over 12 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- platelet-rich fibrin
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple way to improve healing and reduce pain after root-end surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early-phase trial with only 20 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The benefit of PRF in this specific surgery is still unproven.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 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.
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18 to 90 years
- 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: * Maxillary or Mandibular Anterior teeth and premolars #4-13 and #20-29 with a history of failing RCT and a periapical radiolucency will be accepted Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with vertical root fractures * Patients with non-restorable teeth * Patients with class 3 mobility * Pregnant * Smoker * Systematic disease contraindicating surgery
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Kentucky College of Dentistry Endodontics Division
Lexington, Kentucky, 40508, United States
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