New flap technique may improve jaw bone grafting outcomes
NCT ID NCT07664098
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two surgical flap methods for bone grafting in the front upper jaw. Twenty-four adults with horizontal bone loss will receive either a conventional flap or a vestibular shifted flap. The goal is to see which technique leads to more bone gain and better gum tissue quality after six months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- vestibular shifted flap procedure
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a better surgical technique for rebuilding bone in the upper jaw, potentially improving outcomes for dental implants.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 24 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. As with any surgery, there are risks of infection, bleeding, or graft failure.
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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 24 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- 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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21 to 75 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: * Adult patients with horizontal bone defects in anterior maxilla * Mixed dentition age (21-75) * Good periodontal health * Non smokers * Both genders males and females will be included Exclusion Criteria: * Uncontrolled systemic disease * General contraindications to surgery. * Patients participating in other studies, if the present protocol could not be properly followed.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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faculty of oral and dental medicine ,Cairo university
Cairo, Giza Governorate, 12613, Egypt