New Self-Cure filling could simplify cavity repairs
NCT ID NCT07410468
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new type of dental filling that hardens on its own, without needing a special light. Researchers compared it to two other common filling materials in 60 cavities across 20 people. They checked the fillings at several points over one year to see how well they held up, looked, and affected the tooth and gums.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- dental filling material (self-cure bulk-fill composite)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer dentists a simpler, more convenient filling option that doesn't require a special curing light.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 20 participants per group. Results may not apply to all patients or cavities, and long-term performance beyond one year is unknown.
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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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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- 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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18 to 45 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: * The presence of proximal caries on posterior teeth in a digital x-ray with a score of 2 to 4 according to the radiographic International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS). * The antagonist and the adjacent tooth make contact. * The teeth should have no signs of pulpitis. * Patients with no periodontal disease * No major systemic disorders or allergies Exclusion Criteria: \- Extensive cavitated lesions, medical compromise, and traumatic malocclusion, bruxism, or parafunctional habits.
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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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Faculty of dentistry, Alexandria University
Alexandria, Egypt
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