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

Current versions only
No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 3 · 60%Very low 2 · 40%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
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
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missing teeth: different times for loading dental implants (2009) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD003878.PUB4, superseded
RR 5.00 [0.63, 39.67]1 study · 48 participantsVery low
Early loading vs Conventional loading
Prosthesis failure · Patients who are having osseointegrated root-form dental implants · 1 year
Early loading showed no clear difference in prosthesis failure compared with conventional loading; GRADE not reported.
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: different times for loading dental implants (2007) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD003878.PUB3, superseded
RR 5.00 [0.63, 39.67]1 studyGRADE not reported
Early loading vs Conventional loading
Prosthesis failure · Patients who are having osseointegrated root-form oral implants · 1 year
Early loading led to lower prosthesis failure compared with conventional loading; GRADE not reported.
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: different times for loading dental implants (2004) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD003878.PUB2, superseded
No pooled estimate (totals not selected); no statistically significant difference (2 trials: Tawse-Smith 2002; Payne 2002).2 studiesGRADE not reported
Early loading vs Conventional loading
Prosthesis failure · Patients who are having osseointegrated root-form oral implants · 1 year
Early loading led to lower prosthesis failure compared with conventional loading; GRADE not reported.
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: different times for loading dental implants (2003) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD003878, superseded
One trial (Tawse-Smith 2002): no statistically significant differences for prosthesis failures, implant failures and marginal bone loss after one year; totals not selected.1 study · 48 participantsGRADE not reported

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

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
How reviews are matched to this question

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