New study tests gentler sinus lift techniques for dental implants
NCT ID NCT05495490
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This trial compares two ways to lift the sinus floor before placing dental implants in the upper jaw. One method uses special drills, the other uses a tool called an osteotome. The goal is to see which gives more bone gain and better implant stability. Twenty adults with missing upper back teeth will take part.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Procedure: Osseodensification or osteotome internal sinus lift
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show which sinus lift technique is safer and more effective for placing dental implants in the upper jaw.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 20 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Both procedures carry risks like membrane perforation or implant instability.
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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 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 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.
- Ages
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18 to 40 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\. Patient partially edentulous with maxillary posterior edentulous ridge after extraction of more than 4 months. 2\. Both sexes will be selected males and females. 3\. Adult patients aged between 18 and 40 years of age. 4\. Good general health (American Society of Anesthesiology Physical Status Ⅰ-Ⅱ). 5\. Initial residual alveolar ridge height ranging between 4 to 6 mm according to preoperative CBCT. 6\. No previous surgery or radiation treatment on the maxillary sinus. Exclusion Criteria: * 1\. Smokers. 2\. Pregnant or lactating females. 3\. Psychiatric disorders. 4\. Uncontrolled systemic disease. 5\. Hematologic diseases and coagulation disorders. 6\. Chemotherapy or radiotherapy of the head and neck area, and immunocompromised status. 7\. Medical conditions affecting bone metabolism and ongoing treatment with bisphosphonates drugs or systemic steroids. 8\. Presence of acute or chronic sinus pathoses or sinus membrane perforation.
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of Dentistry- Ain Shams University
RECRUITINGCairo, 11566, Egypt
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Faculty of Dentistry- Assiut University
RECRUITINGAsyut, 71517, Egypt
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