Your tooth, your graft: new study tests natural bone preservation
NCT ID NCT06429540
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a graft made from a patient's own extracted tooth can preserve the jawbone as well as a standard animal-based bone substitute. 26 adults with non-restorable front teeth received either the tooth graft or the standard material. After 6 months, the researchers measured bone width and height changes using CT scans to see which method worked better.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Partially Demineralized Dentin Block (made from the patient's own tooth)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a cheaper, natural alternative to animal-based bone grafts for preserving jawbone after tooth removal.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study with only 26 participants. The dentin graft is experimental and may not preserve bone as well as standard materials.
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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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26 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Finished
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Jul 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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18 to 60 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: * Patients with non-restorable teeth and Type II extraction socket in the esthetic zone * Healthy patients with adequate oral hygiene (bleeding on probing ≤20%; Plaque index ≤20%). * Systemically healthy. Exclusion Criteria: * Heavy smokers (more than 10 cigarettes per day or an electronic cigarette dose of \>6 mg/ml of nicotine). * Patients reporting systemic conditions that may compromise healing or bone metabolism (eg: diabetes). * Patients with poor oral hygiene (bleeding on probing \>20%; Plaque index \>20%) * The presence of acute periapical infection. * The presence of severe periodontal destruction.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of dentistry Cairo University
Cairo, Elmanil, Egypt
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