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3 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews · Implants and prosthodontics

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Ball (stud) attachment system vs Bar attachment system

Patient satisfaction / quality of life (validated measure) · Edentulous adults receiving mandibular implant overdentures (opposing conventional complete maxillary dentures)

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for replacing missing teeth: attachment systems for implant overdentures in edentulous jaws 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
Only Walton 2002 assessed patient satisfaction but reported narrative results and failed to provide any usable numbers. Quality of life as assessed by a validated measure was not recorded in any of the trials.
1 study
GRADE not reported

Ball (stud) attachment system vs Telescopic attachment system

Patient satisfaction / quality of life (validated measure) · Edentulous adults receiving mandibular implant overdentures (opposing conventional complete maxillary dentures)

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for replacing missing teeth: attachment systems for implant overdentures in edentulous jaws 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
Cepa 2017 assessed patient satisfaction but did not use validated measures and we could not use the data. Quality of life as assessed by a validated measure was not recorded.
1 study
GRADE not reported

Ball (stud) attachment system vs Magnetic attachment system

Patient satisfaction / quality of life (validated measure) · Edentulous adults receiving mandibular implant overdentures (opposing conventional complete maxillary dentures)

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for replacing missing teeth: attachment systems for implant overdentures in edentulous jaws 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
Two trials (Cune 2010; Naert 1999) reported patient satisfaction. However, we could not use any data from these studies. Quality of life as assessed by a validated measure was not recorded in any of the trials.
2 studies
GRADE not reported