Question · asked by 1 review

Crestal incision vs Vestibular incision: Biological complications

Population
People with dental implants
Intervention
Crestal incision
Comparison
Vestibular incision
Outcome
Biological complications

Crestal incision led to lower biological complications compared with vestibular incision; GRADE not reported.

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Crestal incision vs Vestibular incision
Biological complications · Patients receiving dental implants
Crestal incision led to lower biological complications compared with vestibular incision; GRADE not reported.
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: management of soft tissues for dental implants (2012) · Cochrane All outcomes
Biological complications: Odds Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI), Subtotals only (no pooled estimate reported); 1 study (Heydenrijk 2000); 4 crestal vs 1 vestibular had hyperplastic tissue over the healing abutment1 studyGRADE not reported

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: management of soft tissues for dental implants
2012 · Cochrane All outcomes
2011-06-09Not listedNot assessed
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