Immediate loading vs Early loading: Prosthesis failure
- Population
- Patients who are having osseointegrated root-form dental implants
- Intervention
- Immediate loading
- Comparison
- Early loading
- Outcome
- Prosthesis failure
It is very uncertain whether immediate loading changes prosthesis failure compared with early loading (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Immediate loading vs Early loading Prosthesis failure · Patients who are having osseointegrated root-form dental implants · 1 year It is very uncertain whether immediate loading changes prosthesis failure compared with early loading (very low certainty). Interventions for replacing missing teeth: different times for loading dental implants (2013) · Cochrane All outcomes | RR 0.69 [0.25, 1.87] | 4 studies · 408 participants | Very low |
Immediate loading vs Early loading Prosthesis failure · Patients who are having osseointegrated root-form dental implants · 1 year Immediate loading showed no clear difference in prosthesis failure compared with early loading (low certainty). Interventions for replacing missing teeth: different times for loading dental implants (2009) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD003878.PUB4, superseded | RR 0.68 [0.25, 1.86] | 4 studies · 408 participants | Low |
Immediate loading vs Early loading Prosthesis failure · Patients who are having osseointegrated root-form dental implants · 1 year Immediate loading showed no clear difference in prosthesis failure compared with early loading; GRADE not reported. Interventions for replacing missing teeth: different times for loading dental implants (2007) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD003878.PUB3, superseded | RR 3.23 [0.14, 75.83] | 1 study | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventions for replacing missing teeth: different times for loading dental implants 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2012-06 | Not listed | Not assessed |
Related questions
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