Smoothing rough implants may help fight gum infection
NCT ID NCT04052373
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether smoothing the rough surface of dental implants (implantoplasty) during surgery helps treat peri-implantitis, a gum infection around implants. Thirty-five adults with at least two affected implants will receive standard cleaning alone on one implant and cleaning plus implantoplasty on the other. The main goal is to see if implantoplasty reduces bleeding on probing, a sign of inflammation.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Implantoplasty (smoothing of rough implant surface) and open flap debridement
- What this could lead to
- If implantoplasty proves better, it could become a standard part of surgical treatment for peri-implantitis, helping patients maintain oral hygiene and control infection.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 35 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The procedure involves surgery and carries risks like infection or implant damage.
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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 35 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2019
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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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20 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: * Peri-implantitis (according to 2018 criteria) on minimum 2 implants of similar surface and defect type * Competent to give consent * Exposed, modified implant surface with loss \>2mm Exclusion Criteria: * Previous radiotherapy to the jaws, current use of chemotherapy, systemic long-term corticosteroid treatment * Present or past use of bisphosphonate treatment • Pregnant or nursing subjects * Patients classified as \> class II according to ASA classification * Implant unavailable for implantoplasty treatment * Inhability to comprehend and respond to the quality of life questionnaire * Examiners/operators deem original placement of implant (angle, position) suboptimal and considered to play a major role in development of peri-implantitis * History of peri-implantitis surgery prior to 6 months of screening
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Conditions
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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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Institute of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo
RECRUITINGOslo, Oslo, 0455, Norway
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Institute of Clinical Dentistry, University of Oslo, Norway
RECRUITINGOslo, Norway
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