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Metal-free cantilevered FDPs (feldspathic-veneered zirconia) vs Metal-ceramic cantilevered FDPs: Cantilevered bridge complications

Population
Adults (18 years or older) needing replacement of one premolar or incisor with a cantilevered fixed dental prosthesis
Intervention
Metal-free cantilevered FDPs (feldspathic-veneered zirconia)
Comparison
Metal-ceramic cantilevered FDPs
Outcome
Cantilevered bridge complications

It is very uncertain whether metal-free cantilevered FDPs (feldspathic-veneered zirconia) changes cantilevered bridge complications compared with metal-ceramic cantilevered FDPs (very low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Metal-free cantilevered FDPs (feldspathic-veneered zirconia) vs Metal-ceramic cantilevered FDPs
Cantilevered bridge complications · Adults (18 years or older) needing replacement of one premolar or incisor with a cantilevered fixed dental prosthesis · 24 months
It is very uncertain whether metal-free cantilevered FDPs (feldspathic-veneered zirconia) changes cantilevered bridge complications compared with metal-ceramic cantilevered FDPs (very low certainty).
Metal‐free materials for fixed prosthodontic restorations (2017) · Cochrane All outcomes
OR 5.59 [0.23, 133.61]1 study · 19 participantsVery low
Metal-free cantilevered FDPs (feldspathic-veneered zirconia) vs Metal-ceramic cantilevered FDPs
Cantilevered bridge complications · Adults (18 years or older) needing replacement of one premolar or incisor with a cantilevered fixed dental prosthesis · 36 months
It is very uncertain whether metal-free cantilevered FDPs (feldspathic-veneered zirconia) changes cantilevered bridge complications compared with metal-ceramic cantilevered FDPs (very low certainty).
Metal‐free materials for fixed prosthodontic restorations (2017) · Cochrane All outcomes
OR 2.00 [0.15, 26.73]1 study · 19 participantsVery low

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Metal‐free materials for fixed prosthodontic restorations
2017 · Cochrane All outcomes
2017-05Not listedNot assessed
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