Question · asked by 1 review

Tilting-type RDP (minor connector design) vs Functional and sanitary RDP designs: Patient satisfaction

Population
Partially edentulous patients with a distal-extension RDP (minor connector); cross-over
Intervention
Tilting-type RDP (minor connector design)
Comparison
Functional and sanitary RDP designs
Outcome
Patient satisfaction

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Tilting-type RDP (minor connector design) vs Functional and sanitary RDP designs
Patient satisfaction · Partially edentulous patients with a distal-extension RDP (minor connector); cross-over
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: partially absent dentition (2012) · Cochrane All outcomes
The tilting-type RDP significantly outscored the functional and sanitary designs for patient satisfaction; within-patient SDs not given, data narrative only1 study · 25 participantsGRADE not reported

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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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