Question · asked by 1 review

RDP with I-bar clasps / mesial rests vs RDP with circumferential clasps / distal rests: Change in abutment tooth mobility at 60 months

Population
Partially edentulous patients treated with a removable dental prosthesis (RDP)
Intervention
RDP with I-bar clasps / mesial rests
Comparison
RDP with circumferential clasps / distal rests
Outcome
Change in abutment tooth mobility at 60 months

RDP with I-bar clasps / mesial rests showed no clear difference in change in abutment tooth mobility at 60 months compared with RDP with circumferential clasps / distal rests; GRADE not reported.

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
RDP with I-bar clasps / mesial rests vs RDP with circumferential clasps / distal rests
Change in abutment tooth mobility at 60 months · Partially edentulous patients treated with a removable dental prosthesis (RDP) · 60 months
RDP with I-bar clasps / mesial rests showed no clear difference in change in abutment tooth mobility at 60 months compared with RDP with circumferential clasps / distal rests; GRADE not reported.
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: partially absent dentition (2012) · Cochrane All outcomes
MD -0.01 [-0.12, 0.1]1 study · 80 participantsGRADE 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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