Tooth-Derived graft boosts dental implant success in new study
NCT ID NCT06043037
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tested a new way to place dental implants in the front upper jaw. It combined the socket shield technique (keeping a piece of the natural tooth root) with a graft made from the patient's own tooth. Fifty adults aged 20 to 45 with a tooth that needed removal took part. The goal was to see if this combination improved bone and gum healing around the implant compared to the socket shield technique alone.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- autogenous demineralized dentin graft (ADDG)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could improve bone and gum stability around front-tooth implants, potentially reducing implant failure and the need for additional procedures.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with 50 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The procedure is specialized and may carry risks like infection or graft 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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50 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Finished
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Aug 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 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: * above the age of 18years * presence of non-restorable maxillary anterior tooth * had intact socket walls following tooth extraction * the gingival biotype was thick. Exclusion Criteria: * history of systemic condition * history of using bisphosphonates or other drugs that might impact bone turnover * a history of smoking during the previous five years, * a history of any acute infections at the surgical site, * teeth having root resorptions * massive periodontal destruction * buccally fractured root either vertically or horizontally beneath the alveolar crest.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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oral medicine and periodontology outpatient clinic, faculty of dentistry, kafrelsheikh University
Kafr ash Shaykh, Kafrelsheikh, 214312, Egypt
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