Sticky bone may boost gum graft success for receding gums
NCT ID NCT06871475
First seen Jun 30, 2026 · Last updated Jul 01, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether adding a sticky bone graft to a standard gum flap procedure helps cover exposed tooth roots better than the flap alone. It includes 30 adults with mild-to-moderate gum recession. The study measures how much the gum covers the root and how thick the gum tissue becomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- sticky bone (a biological graft material)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a more effective way to cover exposed tooth roots and improve gum thickness.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 30 participants, so results may not apply widely. The sticky bone procedure may not provide extra benefit over standard care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- 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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25 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: 1. Selected patients of both sexes with age range 25-45 years old. 2. Patients are systemically healthy based on questionnaire dental modification of Cornell index. 3. O'Leary index (1972) is less than 10% (the surgical therapy is not initiated until the patient reaches the 10% level or less of plaque accumulation). 4. Buccal recession defects are classified RT1 according to Cairo's classification (2011). 5. Clinical indication and/or patient request for recession coverage. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnant female. 2. Smokers. 3. Patients with special needs or with any mental problems. 4. All patients are using any kind of medications that could interfere with healing of periodontal tissues. Such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy. 5. Teeth with carious lesions. 6. Rotated and extruded teeth. 7. Patient undergone any prior periodontal surgery in the relevant region within year.
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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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Minia University
Minya, Minya Governorate, 61511, Egypt
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