Question · asked by 1 review

Ball (stud) attachment system vs Magnetic attachment system: Re-treatment: repair of attachment system (medium term)

Population
Edentulous adults receiving mandibular implant overdentures (opposing conventional complete maxillary dentures)
Intervention
Ball (stud) attachment system
Comparison
Magnetic attachment system
Outcome
Re-treatment: repair of attachment system (medium term)

It is very uncertain whether ball (stud) attachment system changes re-treatment: repair of attachment system (medium term) compared with magnetic attachment system (very low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Ball (stud) attachment system vs Magnetic attachment system
Re-treatment: repair of attachment system (medium term) · Edentulous adults receiving mandibular implant overdentures (opposing conventional complete maxillary dentures) · Medium term (3 to 5 years)
It is very uncertain whether ball (stud) attachment system changes re-treatment: repair of attachment system (medium term) compared with magnetic attachment system (very low certainty).
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: attachment systems for implant overdentures in edentulous jaws (2018) · Cochrane All outcomes
RR 1.75 [0.65, 4.72]1 study · 69 participantsVery low

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

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: attachment systems for implant overdentures in edentulous jaws
2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
2018-01Not listedNot assessed
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