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Zirconia framework FDP vs Metal framework FDP: Survival / framework fracture (3 years)

Population
Patients receiving FDPs; parallel group, 3-year
Intervention
Zirconia framework FDP
Comparison
Metal framework FDP
Outcome
Survival / framework fracture (3 years)

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Zirconia framework FDP vs Metal framework FDP
Survival / framework fracture (3 years) · Patients receiving FDPs; parallel group, 3-year · 3 years
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: partially absent dentition (2012) · Cochrane All outcomes
100% survival and no framework fractures in either group after 3 years; no significant differences between groups with respect to porcelain fractures and mean survival time (narrative)1 studyGRADE not reported

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: partially absent dentition
2012 · Cochrane All outcomes
2011-03Not listedNot assessed
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