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8 questions · 8 findings · 3 reviews · Oral Health

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Rotary instruments to open the lateral sinus window vs Piezosurgery to open the lateral sinus window

Complication at augmented site · Patients undergoing lateral-window maxillary sinus lift

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.

1 finding from 1 review

Autogenous bone graft (two-stage lateral sinus lift) vs Bone substitute (anorganic bovine bone / Bio-Oss)

Complications · Patients with an atrophic posterior maxilla requiring maxillary sinus augmentation

Autogenous bone graft (two-stage lateral sinus lift) showed no clear difference in complications compared with bone substitute (anorganic bovine bone / Bio-Oss); GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

One-stage lateral sinus lift with monocortical autogenous bone blocks (iliac crest) vs Two-stage lateral sinus lift with autogenous particulate bone (iliac crest)

Complication (perforation of sinus membrane) at augmented site · Patients with 2 to 7 mm of residual alveolar bone height in the edentulous maxillary sinus floor

One-stage lateral sinus lift with monocortical autogenous bone… showed no clear difference in complications (sinus membrane perforation) compared with two-stage lateral sinus lift with autogenous particulate bone (iliac…; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

One-stage crestal-approach sinus lift with autogenous bone and 8 mm implants vs Lateral-window sinus lift with 50% autogenous bone/50% Bio-Oss and implants at least 10 mm long

Complications · Patients with 3 to 6 mm of residual bone height at the sinus floor

One-stage crestal-approach sinus lift with autogenous bone and 8 mm… showed no clear difference in complications compared with lateral-window sinus lift with 50% autogenous bone/50% Bio-Oss and…; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Open surgical exposure vs Closed surgical exposure

Complications or adverse effects · People with maxillary palatally displaced (impacted) canines, unilateral or bilateral (children/adolescents; mean ages 14.2 to 17.5 years)
1 finding from 1 review

Pre-radiotherapy extraction of diseased molar teeth vs Conservative treatment (restoration of the teeth and leaving them in place during radiotherapy, with oral health education and disease prevention: oral hygiene, fluoride, diet advice)

Development of post-radiotherapy dental complications (caries, fractured teeth, periapical infection, periodontal disease, osteoradionecrosis) · Patients diagnosed with head and neck cancer planned to undergo any type of radiotherapy (external beam, intensity modulated,…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Pre-radiotherapy extraction of healthy molar teeth vs Conservative treatment (leaving the teeth in place during radiotherapy, with oral health education and disease prevention: oral hygiene, fluoride, diet advice)

Development of post-radiotherapy dental complications (caries, fractured teeth, periapical infection, periodontal disease, osteoradionecrosis) · Patients diagnosed with head and neck cancer planned to undergo any type of radiotherapy (external beam, intensity modulated,…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review