Turned (smoother) implant surfaces vs Roughened implant surfaces
Early implant failure · Adults with missing teeth who received osseointegrated root-formed oral implants, functionally loaded and followed for at least 1 year
Turned (smoother) implant surfaces showed no clear difference in early implant failure compared with roughened implant surfaces (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Interventions for replacing missing teeth: different types of dental implants 2014 · Cochrane All outcomesbefore prosthetic loading · turned vs roughened surfacesRR 2.79 [0.87, 8.90]7 studies · 404 participantsLow