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Bone graft with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) vs Bone graft without PRP

Complications · Patients with insufficient bone below the maxillary sinus requiring dental implants

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for replacing missing teeth: augmentation procedures of the maxillary sinus 2014 · Cochrane All outcomes
2 years after loading
Raghoebar 2005: 1 complication in the non-PRP arm, OR 0.27 (0.01 to 8.46), P = 0.46; Torres 2009 (PRP only = 3, no-PRP only = 2), OR 1.49 (0.15 to 15.07), P = 1.00. No statistically significant difference.
2 studies · 62 participants
GRADE not reported

Hyperbaric oxygen vs No HBO therapy

Preimplantation complications · Patients who have had radiotherapy and who have missing teeth that require replacement with osseointegrated dental implants

Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy led to lower preimplantation complications compared with no HBO therapy; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for replacing missing teeth: hyperbaric oxygen therapy for irradiated patients who require dental implants 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes
Analysis 1.1 (Dichotomous outcomes: Preimplantation complications): Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI), totals not selected; not estimable (no events in either arm).
1 study · 24 participants
GRADE not reported

Hyperbaric oxygen vs No HBO therapy

Postimplantation complications · Patients who have had radiotherapy and who have missing teeth that require replacement with osseointegrated dental implants

Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy showed no clear difference in postimplantation complications compared with no HBO therapy; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for replacing missing teeth: hyperbaric oxygen therapy for irradiated patients who require dental implants 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes
1 year after delivery of the prosthesis
RR 5.0 [0.27, 94.34]
1 study · 24 participants
GRADE not reported

Two-stage sinus lift + buccal onlay iliac grafts WITH platelet-rich plasma (PRP) vs Same grafts WITHOUT PRP (split-mouth)

Implant/prosthesis failure and complications · Patients with resorbed maxillae (incl. atrophic sinuses) needing implants

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for replacing missing teeth: horizontal and vertical bone augmentation techniques for dental implant… 2009 · Cochrane All outcomes
2 years post-loading
No statistically significant difference for any outcome; data not shown (Raghoebar 2005)
1 study · 5 participants
GRADE not reported

Dental extraction protocol with plasma rich in growth factors (PRGF) inserted into the postextraction alveolus vs Standard dental extraction protocol without PRGF

Complications and side effects · People with cancer treated with intravenous bisphosphonates undergoing dental extractions (at risk of MRONJ)

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for managing medication‐related osteonecrosis of the jaw 2022 · Cochrane All outcomes
24 to 60 months
No intraoperative complications were observed in either of the groups.
1 study · 176 participants
GRADE not reported

Hand mallet (osteotomes) vs Electric mallet

Complication at augmented site · Patients undergoing one-stage crestal maxillary sinus lift without bone grafts (baseline residual bone height about 6.5 mm)

Hand mallet (osteotomes) showed no clear difference in complications at augmented site compared with electric mallet; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for replacing missing teeth: augmentation procedures of the maxillary sinus 2014 · Cochrane All outcomes
19 months to 3 years after loading
OR 3.16 [0.31, 31.78]
1 study · 80 participants
GRADE not reported

Primary closure of the extraction socket with a mucoperiosteal flap vs Application of platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) without primary closure

Complications and side effects · People on antiresorptive treatment undergoing tooth extraction (at risk of MRONJ)

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for managing medication‐related osteonecrosis of the jaw 2022 · Cochrane All outcomes
90 days
No intraoperative complications occurred in either group. Postoperative complications: 6 participants (15.4%) in the mucoperiosteal flap group and 1 participant (2.6%) in the PRF group.
1 study · 77 participants
GRADE not reported

DHAT-delivered dental care vs Dentist-delivered dental care

Consistency of diagnosis and postoperative complications · Alaska dental health aide therapists

No significant difference was reported between DHATs and dentists in diagnosis consistency or postoperative complications, without a GRADE rating.

1 finding from 1 review

Reducing Alaska Native paediatric oral health disparities: a systematic review of oral health interventions and a case… 2013 All outcomes
Alaska
There was no significant difference between DHATs and dentists in consistency of diagnosis or postoperative complications.
1 study
GRADE not reported