New drill method could make sinus lifts safer and faster
NCT ID NCT06902454
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new way to lift the sinus floor using a special drill (Densah bur) guided by a surgical template, while placing a dental implant at the same time. Ten patients with missing upper back teeth and a shallow sinus will receive this procedure. The goal is to see how much bone can be added and how well the implant holds.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- densah drill technique
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this technique may offer a more precise and less invasive way to lift the sinus floor and place dental implants in one procedure.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early study with only 10 patients, so results may not apply to everyone. Risks include pain, 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 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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.
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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: 1. Residual bone ridge below the sinus floor ≥ 4 mm ≤6mm. 2. Patients should have no sinus pathology detected radiographically. 3. Inter arch space≥8mm. Exclusion Criteria: 1. patients with any systemic diseases that affect osseointegration rates. 2. Heavy smokers (\>14 cigarettes per day) . 3. pathological lesions in the maxillary sinus.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of Dentistry, Tanta University
Tanta, 3111, Egypt
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