Question · asked by 1 review
Metal-free single crowns (full-contour zirconia) vs Cast gold (conventional metal) single crowns: Crown complications
- Population
- Adults (18 years or older) needing a single crown in the molar or premolar region
- Intervention
- Metal-free single crowns (full-contour zirconia)
- Comparison
- Cast gold (conventional metal) single crowns
- Outcome
- Crown complications
It is very uncertain whether metal-free single crowns (full-contour zirconia) changes crown complications compared with cast gold (conventional metal) single crowns (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions onlyNo studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Metal-free single crowns (full-contour zirconia) vs Cast gold (conventional metal) single crowns Crown complications · Adults (18 years or older) needing a single crown in the molar or premolar region · 60 months It is very uncertain whether metal-free single crowns (full-contour zirconia) changes crown complications compared with cast gold (conventional metal) single crowns (very low certainty). Metal‐free materials for fixed prosthodontic restorations (2017) · Cochrane All outcomes | OR 1.44 [0.59, 3.52] | 1 study · 158 participants | Very low |
Metal-free single crowns (full-contour zirconia) vs Cast gold (conventional metal) single crowns Crown complications · Adults (18 years or older) needing a single crown in the molar or premolar region · 12 months It is very uncertain whether metal-free single crowns (full-contour zirconia) changes crown complications compared with cast gold (conventional metal) single crowns (very low certainty). Metal‐free materials for fixed prosthodontic restorations (2017) · Cochrane All outcomes | OR 4.31 [0.49, 37.57] | 1 study · 194 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metal‐free materials for fixed prosthodontic restorations 2017 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2017-05 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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