Question · asked by 1 review

Maxillary sinus lift (augmentation) with long implants vs Short implants (5 to 8.5 mm) without sinus augmentation: Patient satisfaction

Population
Patients with missing teeth and an atrophic posterior maxilla, with residual bone height between 4 and 9 mm below the maxillary sinus
Intervention
Maxillary sinus lift (augmentation) with long implants
Comparison
Short implants (5 to 8.5 mm) without sinus augmentation
Outcome
Patient satisfaction

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Maxillary sinus lift (augmentation) with long implants vs Short implants (5 to 8.5 mm) without sinus augmentation
Patient satisfaction · Patients with missing teeth and an atrophic posterior maxilla, with residual bone height between 4 and 9 mm below the… · 5 months after loading
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: augmentation procedures of the maxillary sinus (2014) · Cochrane All outcomes
Patient satisfaction was reported by one trial (Felice 2011); no usable pooled data.1 studyGRADE not reported

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

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: augmentation procedures of the maxillary sinus
2014 · Cochrane All outcomes
2014-01Not listedNot assessed

The same intervention and outcome, asked in another population or against another comparator.

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