An interventional study of Tooth Extraction only and Extraction + MPM in Alveolar Ridge Preservation, sponsored by Soaad Tolba Mohammed Tolba Badawi. Completed at 1 site in Egypt. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-09-17.
Sponsored by Soaad Tolba Mohammed Tolba Badawi · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
This study is testing new methods to preserve the jawbone and gum tissue after removing a damaged front tooth. Normally, when a tooth is taken out, the bone and gums in that area shrink, which can make future dental treatment more difficult and affect appearance. A technique called Partial Extraction Therapy (Pontic Shield Technique) keeps part of the tooth root in place to help maintain the natural shape of the bone and gums. Another method, called Mineralized Plasmatic Matrix (MPM), uses a patient's own blood mixed with bone particles to support healing.
In this randomized clinical trial, 56 patients were assigned to one of four groups:
Group I: Tooth extraction only Group II: Tooth extraction with MPM grafting Group III: Pontic shield technique alone Group IV: Pontic shield technique with MPM grafting The main outcome measured was the amount of bone width preserved, using 3D X-rays (CBCT). Other outcomes included bone height and soft-tissue healing over 4 months.
This research will help determine whether the pontic shield technique, with or without MPM, provides better preservation of bone and gum tissue compared to tooth extraction alone.
Soaad Tolba Mohammed Tolba Badawi is the lead sponsor of 9 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Patients receive total tooth extraction in the esthetic maxillary zone without any adjunctive grafting.
Procedure: Tooth Extraction only
Patients receive total tooth extraction in the esthetic maxillary zone, followed by grafting with MPM.
Procedure: Extraction + MPM
Patients undergo the pontic shield technique, in which a portion of the buccal root is preserved to maintain ridge contour, without grafting.
Procedure: Pontic Shield Only
Patients undergo the pontic shield technique combined with MPM grafting for ridge preservation.
Procedure: Pontic Shield + MPM
Conventional atraumatic extraction of the non-restorable maxillary tooth in the esthetic zone without socket preservation procedures.
Tooth extraction followed by socket grafting using MPM, prepared from autologous blood combined with xenograft bone particles.
Partial extraction therapy using the pontic shield technique, in which the buccal root fragment is preserved to maintain ridge contour, without additional grafting.
Pontic shield technique combined with grafting using mineralized plasmatic matrix (MPM) for enhanced ridge preservation and healing.
Alveolar Ridge Width Change
Mean changes in alveolar ridge width measured at standardized reference points on cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) Unit of Measure: millimeters (mm)
Time frame: Baseline (pre- or immediate post-extraction) to 4 months.
Buccal and Palatal Bone Height Change
Change in buccal and palatal bone heights measured on CBCT from baseline to 4 months. Unit of Measure: mm
Time frame: Baseline to 4 months.
Soft-Tissue Healing (Wound Healing Index, WHI)
Clinical soft-tissue healing evaluated using the WHI. Unit of Measure: score on 5-point scale with higher values indicating more favorable wound healing.
Time frame: 1 week and 4 months post-extraction.
Plan to share: No
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