Question · asked by 1 review

Altered-cast technique RDP vs One-piece cast RDP: Patient satisfaction

Population
Partially edentulous patients treated with a distal-extension RDP
Intervention
Altered-cast technique RDP
Comparison
One-piece cast RDP
Outcome
Patient satisfaction

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Altered-cast technique RDP vs One-piece cast RDP
Patient satisfaction · Partially edentulous patients treated with a distal-extension RDP
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: partially absent dentition (2012) · Cochrane All outcomes
Patients were equally satisfied with the two types of RDP (narrative)1 study · 57 participantsGRADE not reported

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: partially absent dentition
2012 · Cochrane All outcomes
2011-03Not listedNot assessed
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