Preserving jawbone after tooth extraction with metformin
Part of Mouth & dental clinical trials.
This study tests whether placing a small amount of metformin with your own tooth graft can help preserve the jawbone where a non-molar tooth is removed, especially if the socket has lost more than half of its outer bone wall. The goal is to improve the site for future dental implants.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years old or older
- You need to have a single non-molar tooth removed (not a molar)
- The socket where the tooth is taken out has lost more than 50% of the bone on the cheek side
- You are not pregnant
- You do not smoke
- You can maintain good oral hygiene
- The tooth to be removed does not have a current active infection at the root
- You have no medical conditions that prevent getting a dental implant
- You do not have uncontrolled diabetes
- Your immune system is not suppressed
- You are not taking bisphosphonate medications
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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