Question · asked by 1 review

Ball (stud) attachment system vs Telescopic attachment system: Prosthodontic maintenance: patrix replaced (short term)

Population
Edentulous adults receiving mandibular implant overdentures (opposing conventional complete maxillary dentures)
Intervention
Ball (stud) attachment system
Comparison
Telescopic attachment system
Outcome
Prosthodontic maintenance: patrix replaced (short term)

It is very uncertain whether ball (stud) attachment system changes prosthodontic maintenance: patrix replaced (short term) compared with telescopic attachment system (very low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Ball (stud) attachment system vs Telescopic attachment system
Prosthodontic maintenance: patrix replaced (short term) · Edentulous adults receiving mandibular implant overdentures (opposing conventional complete maxillary dentures) · Short term (1 to 3 years)
It is very uncertain whether ball (stud) attachment system changes prosthodontic maintenance: patrix replaced (short term) compared with telescopic attachment system (very low certainty).
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: attachment systems for implant overdentures in edentulous jaws (2018) · Cochrane All outcomes
RR 6.00 [0.86, 41.96]1 study · 22 participantsVery low

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

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: attachment systems for implant overdentures in edentulous jaws
2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
2018-01Not listedNot assessed
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