Titanium foil may help rebuild jawbone better than collagen
NCT ID NCT07162727
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether a thin titanium foil or a collagen membrane works better for guided bone regeneration in the jaw. 18 adults with narrow or flat jaw ridges received one of the two materials during surgery. Researchers measured bone height, width, and density using 3D X-rays at 3 and 6 months, and checked early healing at 1 week and 1 month.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- titanium foil and collagen membrane (devices used in guided bone regeneration)
- What this could lead to
- If titanium foil works better than collagen membrane, it could offer a more effective option for rebuilding jawbone before dental implants.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, completed study with only 18 people. Results may not apply to everyone, and the devices are not new drugs—improvements may be modest.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
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
-
18 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
-
Apr 2023
- Finished
-
Mar 2025
- Lead sponsor
-
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
-
18 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Systemically healthy male and female patients of age \>18 years with atropic areas. * Class IV (knife edge form with adequate height but in adequate width of alveolar process) and V (flat ridge form with loss of alveolar process) of Cawood and Howell27 classification. Exclusion Criteria: * Medically compromised patients * patients \<18 years of age * pregnant women * bruxism patients * heavy smokers * patients who underwent chemotherapy, radiotherapy in the past 12 months.
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Ridge augmentation are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Svs Institute of Dental Sciences
Mahbūbnagar, Telangana, 509001, India
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.