High-Tech GPS for your teeth: new system aims to perfect dental implants
NCT ID NCT07518615
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a new device called the Straumann Falcon, which acts like a GPS for dentists placing dental implants. It helps them see exactly where their tools are during surgery. The goal is to see if this system leads to more accurate implant placement compared to doing it by hand. About 75 adults in Europe who need one or more dental implants will take part, and they will get a special CT scan after surgery to check the results.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Straumann Dynamic Navigation System (Falcon)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide dentists with a more accurate tool for placing dental implants, potentially reducing complications and improving outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 75 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The system may not be more accurate than freehand placement, and there are risks from radiation exposure from the post-operative CT scan.
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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 75 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 years and older
- 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: * Patients of either sex, ≥ 18 years old. * Partially edentulous patients requiring at least one dental implant. * Suitable clinical situation as judged by the investigator (e.g., satisfactory soft and hard tissue conditions and occlusion). * Ability to understand and sign the informed consent form. * Willingness and ability to participate in the planned study program. Exclusion Criteria: * Fully edentulous patients. * Patients without at least 3 adjacent teeth for accurate positioning of the digital tray, and another tooth for accuracy check (minimum 30 mm distance from marker position). * Contraindications for dental implant treatment as per the implant Instructions for Use. * Contraindications listed in the Instructions for Use of the Straumann Falcon system. * Pregnant women or women planning pregnancy during study participation.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
4 sites in 4 countries. 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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Erasmus Medical Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRotterdam, 3015, Netherlands
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Studio Dentistico Lorenzi
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSegni, Italy
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University of Basel, UZB
RECRUITINGBasel, 4058, Switzerland
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Verwijscentrum Parodontologie Gent
RECRUITINGGhent, 9000, Belgium
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