New study tests better ways to build jawbone for dental implants
NCT ID NCT07664605
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two surgical techniques—ridge splitting and the sausage technique—to widen a narrow lower jawbone and place dental implants at the same time. Thirty adults with mild to moderate bone loss will be treated and followed for at least three months. The goal is to see which method gives better bone width and implant stability.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Ridge splitting and sausage technique (dental surgical procedures)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a better surgical method for placing dental implants in people with narrow jawbones.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Both procedures involve surgery and carry risks like infection or implant failure.
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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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
- Ages
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20 to 75 years
- 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: 1. Patients with deficient bone volume between (2 : 3.5 ) mm 2. Patients must have installed functional implant for no less than 3 months- enough time to allow for bone augmentation changes. 3. Patients with no defect in the gingival tissues. 4. Patients with un-remarkable medical compromising conditions 5. Patients with good oral hygiene at time of the examination Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with compromising medical condition. 2. Patients with severe bone resorption. 3. Patients with D1 or D2 bone. 4. Bone height \<10mm
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beni-Suef University
RECRUITINGCairo, Egypt
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