Immediate loading vs Conventional loading: Marginal bone level change
- Population
- Patients who are having osseointegrated root-form dental implants
- Intervention
- Immediate loading
- Comparison
- Conventional loading
- Outcome
- Marginal bone level change
Immediate loading led to lower marginal bone level changes compared with conventional loading; GRADE not reported.
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Immediate loading vs Conventional loading Marginal bone level changes · Patients who are having osseointegrated root-form dental implants · 1 year Immediate loading led to lower marginal bone level changes compared with conventional loading; GRADE not reported. Interventions for replacing missing teeth: different times for loading dental implants (2013) · Cochrane All outcomes | MD -0.10 [-0.20, -0.01] | 9 studies | GRADE not reported |
Immediate loading vs Conventional loading Marginal bone level changes · Patients who are having osseointegrated root-form dental implants · 1 year Immediate loading showed no clear difference in marginal bone level changes compared with conventional loading; GRADE not reported. Interventions for replacing missing teeth: different times for loading dental implants (2009) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD003878.PUB4, superseded | MD -0.10 [-0.24, 0.04] | 6 studies | GRADE not reported |
Immediate loading vs Conventional loading Marginal bone level changes · Patients who are having osseointegrated root-form dental implants · 1 year Immediate loading showed no clear difference in marginal bone level changes compared with conventional loading; GRADE not reported. Interventions for replacing missing teeth: different times for loading dental implants (2007) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD003878.PUB3, superseded | MD -0.02 [-0.11, 0.07] | 2 studies | GRADE not reported |
Immediate loading vs Conventional loading Marginal bone level changes · Patients who are having osseointegrated root-form oral implants · 1 year The review found no eligible studies for this question. Interventions for replacing missing teeth: different times for loading dental implants (2004) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD003878.PUB2, superseded | Marginal bone not analysable for immediate vs conventional loading (peri-implant bone measured on panoramic radiographs and excluded). | 0 studies | No studies found |
Immediate loading vs Conventional loading Marginal bone level changes · Patients who are having osseointegrated root-form oral implants · 1 year The review found no eligible studies for this question. Interventions for replacing missing teeth: different times for loading dental implants (2003) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD003878, superseded | Marginal bone level changes not analysable for immediate vs conventional loading (0 studies; Chiapasco peri-implant bone measured on panoramic radiographs and excluded). | 0 studies | No studies found |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventions for replacing missing teeth: different times for loading dental implants 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2012-06 | Not listed | Not assessed |
Related questions
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How reviews are matched to this question
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