Wax (fluid wax), two stage-two step selective pressure final impression vs Polysulfide rubber (elastomer): Number of border adjustments and sore spots after insertion of denture
- Population
- Completely edentulous people
- Intervention
- Wax (fluid wax), two stage-two step selective pressure final impression
- Comparison
- Polysulfide rubber (elastomer)
- Outcome
- Number of border adjustments and sore spots after insertion of denture
It is very uncertain whether wax (fluid wax), two stage-two step selective pressure final… changes number of border adjustments and sore spots after insertion of denture compared with polysulfide rubber (elastomer) (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Wax (fluid wax), two stage-two step selective pressure final impression vs Polysulfide rubber (elastomer) Number of border adjustments and sore spots after insertion of denture · Completely edentulous people · 1 year It is very uncertain whether wax (fluid wax), two stage-two step selective pressure final… changes number of border adjustments and sore spots after insertion of denture compared with polysulfide rubber (elastomer) (very low certainty). Final‐impression techniques and materials for making complete and removable partial dentures (2018) · Cochrane All outcomes | RR 0.81 [0.38, 1.70] | 1 study · 27 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final‐impression techniques and materials for making complete and removable partial dentures 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2017-11 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.