Your wisdom teeth could help science: study seeks tissue samples
NCT ID NCT01805869
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 16 times
Summary
This study collects wisdom teeth and surrounding tissue that are normally thrown away after oral surgery. Researchers will use these samples to learn more about oral health and disease. Up to 3,000 people aged 16 to 50 who need their wisdom teeth removed can join. The study also helps train dentists at the National Institutes of Health.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 3,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2013
- Lead sponsor
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A government research agency
The lead sponsor is the US National Institutes of Health.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The protocol will enroll a convenience sample of 10,000 subjects ages \>16-50 in need of clinically indicated extraction of third molars.
- Ages
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16 to 50 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: * Ages greater than or equal to 16-50 years * Clinical evidence of need for third molar extraction as determined by medical, dental, and radiographic evaluation by a NIDCR oral surgeon * Willing to allow for the collection of extracted waste tissue (e.g., teeth, alveolar bone, excessive gingival tissue) to be used for research * In good general health as defined by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) status I or II * Able to understand and sign an informed consent EXCLUSION CRITERIA: * Pregnant or nursing women * Unable to have third molar extraction as determined by NIDCR surgeon/dentist, due to medical conditions (beyond ASA I or II), complexity of the surgery, or history that precludes safe outpatient conscious sedation. These clinical decisions will be based on the risks and benefits related to the surgery.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
RECRUITINGBethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
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