Question · asked by 1 review

RDP with lingual plate major connector vs RDP with sublingual bar major connector: Abutment mobility

Population
Partially edentulous patients treated with a mandibular RDP (major connector)
Intervention
RDP with lingual plate major connector
Comparison
RDP with sublingual bar major connector
Outcome
Abutment mobility

RDP with lingual plate major connector led to lower abutment tooth mobility (Periotest) at 30 months compared with RDP with sublingual bar major connector; GRADE not reported.

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
RDP with lingual plate major connector vs RDP with sublingual bar major connector
Abutment tooth mobility (Periotest) at 30 months · Partially edentulous patients treated with a mandibular RDP (major connector) · 30 months
RDP with lingual plate major connector led to lower abutment tooth mobility (Periotest) at 30 months compared with RDP with sublingual bar major connector; GRADE not reported.
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: partially absent dentition (2012) · Cochrane All outcomes
MD -1.99 [-3.36, -0.62]1 study · 36 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: partially absent dentition
2012 · Cochrane All outcomes
2011-03Not listedNot assessed
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