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Not yet recruitingNCT07784803INDISUpdated Aug 25, 2026

In Situ Evaluation of Plaque Accumulation on Innovative Nanostructured Metal Implant Surfaces

An interventional study of Maxillary tray in Dental Plaque Accumulation, sponsored by Malmö University. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-25.

Sponsored by Malmö University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Basic science

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
20
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Participants will get a customized maxillary tray carrying 2 pairs of metal disks with a nanostructured surface. They will wear the trays continuously for 72 hours except when eating, drinking or brushing their teeth. Plaque accumulation on the discs will be subsequently quantified.

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Conditions studied

  • Dental Plaque Accumulation

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Keywords

  • Dental plaque
  • Nano-structured
  • Dental implant
  • Surface modification
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In context

Dental Plaque

352 studies on the registry are indexed under Dental Plaque; 60 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 20 is below the median of 56 across 316 interventional studies indexed under Dental Plaque.

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Lead sponsor

Malmö University is the lead sponsor of 44 studies on the registry; 17 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

Periodontally healthy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Periodontitis patient

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
20 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Study Arm

    Study participants wearing the tray

    Device: Maxillary tray

Interventions

  • DeviceMaxillary tray

    Maxillary tray with 4 metal disks with various surface modifications

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Dental Plaque Accumulation

    Amount of dental plaque accumulation will be assessed in the laboratory

    Time frame: 72 hours

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 25, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07784803
Lead sponsor
Malmö University
Responsible party
Andreas Stavropoulos (Professor, Malmö University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Aug 25, 2026
Start date
Aug 31, 2026 (estimated)
Primary completion
Jun 15, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Aug 31, 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 25, 2026

Study contacts

Andreas Stavropoulos Professor, PhD, odont dr
Contact
andreas.stavropoulos@mau.se
+46 40 6658066

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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