Question · asked by 1 review
Alginate (two stage-two step final/wash impression) vs Silicone elastomer (two stage-two step): Participant preference for dentures
- Population
- Completely edentulous people
- Intervention
- Alginate (two stage-two step final/wash impression)
- Comparison
- Silicone elastomer (two stage-two step)
- Outcome
- Participant preference for dentures
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Alginate (two stage-two step final/wash impression) vs Silicone elastomer (two stage-two step) Participant preference for dentures · Completely edentulous people · 2 weeks Final‐impression techniques and materials for making complete and removable partial dentures (2018) · Cochrane All outcomes | Silicone impressions 57.7% (41 participants), alginate impressions 23.9% (17 participants); both equally satisfactory for 7 (9.9%) and equally unsatisfactory for 6 (8.5%) (McNemar chi-square 12.02, 1 df, P = 0.0005). | 1 study · 71 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final‐impression techniques and materials for making complete and removable partial dentures 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2017-11 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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