Question · asked by 1 review

Flapless implant placement vs Conventional flap elevation: Implant failure

Population
People with dental implants
Intervention
Flapless implant placement
Comparison
Conventional flap elevation
Outcome
Implant failure

Flapless implant placement showed no clear difference in implant failure compared with conventional flap elevation; GRADE not reported.

What each review found

Current versions only
No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 2 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Flapless implant placement vs Conventional flap elevation
Implant failure · Patients receiving dental implants
Flapless implant placement showed no clear difference in implant failure compared with conventional flap elevation; GRADE not reported.
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: management of soft tissues for dental implants (2012) · Cochrane All outcomes
RR 1.70 [0.32, 8.94]2 studies · 96 participantsGRADE not reported
Flapless implant placement vs Conventional flap elevation
Implant failure · Patients receiving dental implants
Flapless implant placement led to lower implant failure compared with conventional flap elevation; GRADE not reported.
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: management of soft tissues for dental implants (2007) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD006697, superseded
Implant failure: RR 0.0 [0.0, 0.0] (not estimable; no events in either group); 1 study, 40 participants (Cannizzaro 2007)1 study · 40 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: management of soft tissues for dental implants
2012 · Cochrane All outcomes
2011-06-09Not listedNot assessed
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