New bone shell technique could strengthen zygomatic implants
NCT ID NCT07394179
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares two methods to improve bone and gum health around zygomatic implants in patients with severe upper jaw bone loss. One group gets a bone lamina shell with bone granules, while the other uses a buccal fat pad. The goal is to see which approach gives better bone gain and gum contour. Twenty-four adults will take part in this randomized trial.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- bone lamina shell and xenogenic particulate bone graft
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could improve bone and gum stability around zygomatic implants, reducing complications and enhancing long-term implant success.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 24 participants, so results may not apply broadly. Surgical risks like infection or graft failure are possible.
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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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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: 1 -Patients older than 21 years. 2. Patients with severe alveolar bone atrophy in posterior maxilla (residual alveolar crest less than 5mm in height, in the area immediately distal to the canine pillar) 3. Patients with at least more than half of the zygomatic implant platform diameter inside the alveolar bone crest. Exclusion Criteria: 1 - Patients with systemic conditions contra-indicating general anesthesia. 2. Patients with conditions contraindicating implant placement (e.g.: radiation to the head and neck, intra-venous bisphosphonates, uncontrolled Diabetes mellitus). 3\. Patients with acute maxillary sinus infection or maxillary sinus cyst. 4. Restricted mouth opening (less than 3cm inter-arch distance anteriorly).
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fayoum University
Al Fayyum, 63514, Egypt
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