Question · asked by 1 review

Early loading vs Conventional loading: Prosthesis failure

Population
Patients who are having osseointegrated root-form dental implants
Intervention
Early loading
Comparison
Conventional loading
Outcome
Prosthesis failure

It is very uncertain whether early loading changes prosthesis failure compared with conventional loading (very low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Early loading vs Conventional loading
Prosthesis failure · Patients who are having osseointegrated root-form dental implants · 1 year
It is very uncertain whether early loading changes prosthesis failure compared with conventional loading (very low certainty).
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: different times for loading dental implants (2013) · Cochrane All outcomes
RR 5.00 [0.63, 39.67]1 study · 48 participantsVery low

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: different times for loading dental implants
2013 · Cochrane All outcomes
2012-06Not listedNot assessed
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