Question · asked by 1 review
Ball (stud) attachment system vs Bar attachment system: Cost (treatment time and/or material costs)
- Population
- Edentulous adults receiving mandibular implant overdentures (opposing conventional complete maxillary dentures)
- Intervention
- Ball (stud) attachment system
- Comparison
- Bar attachment system
- Outcome
- Cost (treatment time and/or material costs)
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Ball (stud) attachment system vs Bar attachment system Cost (treatment time and/or material costs) · Edentulous adults receiving mandibular implant overdentures (opposing conventional complete maxillary dentures) Interventions for replacing missing teeth: attachment systems for implant overdentures in edentulous jaws (2018) · Cochrane All outcomes | Walton 2002 reported costs but the data could not be used due to failure to report means and standard deviations and only providing the median of the costs. | 1 study | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventions for replacing missing teeth: attachment systems for implant overdentures in edentulous jaws 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2018-01 | Not listed | Not assessed |
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How reviews are matched to this question
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