Question · asked by 1 review

Rotary instruments to open the lateral sinus window vs Piezosurgery to open the lateral sinus window: Complication at augmented site

Population
Patients undergoing lateral-window maxillary sinus lift
Intervention
Rotary instruments to open the lateral sinus window
Comparison
Piezosurgery to open the lateral sinus window
Outcome
Complication at augmented site

Rotary instruments to open the lateral sinus window showed no clear difference in complications at augmented site compared with piezosurgery to open the lateral sinus window; GRADE not reported.

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Rotary instruments to open the lateral sinus window vs Piezosurgery to open the lateral sinus window
Complications at augmented site · Patients undergoing lateral-window maxillary sinus lift · 1 year after loading
Rotary instruments to open the lateral sinus window showed no clear difference in complications at augmented site compared with piezosurgery to open the lateral sinus window; GRADE not reported.
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: augmentation procedures of the maxillary sinus (2014) · Cochrane All outcomes
OR 1.00 [0.27, 3.74]1 study · 36 participantsGRADE not reported

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: augmentation procedures of the maxillary sinus
2014 · Cochrane All outcomes
2014-01Not listedNot assessed
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