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Enamel matrix derivative (EMD; Emdogain) vs placebo or control

Tooth loss · Patients affected by chronic, aggressive, or early onset periodontitis, with intrabony defects having an intrabony component of at least 3…

1 finding from 1 review

Enamel matrix derivative (Emdogain®) for periodontal tissue regeneration in intrabony defects 2009 · Cochrane All outcomes
1 year (time-points 1, 5 and 10 years planned)
SoF (Emdogain vs Control): Tooth loss - See comment / See comment; too few teeth lost to undertake analysis. 371 participants (9 studies). No GRADE rating given.
9 studies · 371 participants
GRADE not reported

Occlusal adjustment as an adjunct to surgical periodontal therapy vs Surgical periodontal therapy alone (no occlusal adjustment)

Tooth loss · Adults with chronic periodontitis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Occlusal interventions for periodontitis in adults 2008 · Cochrane All outcomes
Minimum 3 months (planned)
no estimate extracted
0 studies
No studies found

Occlusal adjustment as an adjunct to non-surgical periodontal therapy vs Non-surgical periodontal therapy alone (no occlusal adjustment)

Tooth loss · Adults with chronic periodontitis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Occlusal interventions for periodontitis in adults 2008 · Cochrane All outcomes
Minimum 3 months (planned)
no estimate extracted
0 studies
No studies found

Fixed dental prosthesis (cantilever FDP) vs Removable dental prosthesis (RDP)

Incidence-free survival (caries, endodontic treatment, tooth loss) · Patients with a shortened dental arch (missing posterior teeth)

Fixed dental prosthesis (cantilever FDP) showed no clear difference in incidence-free survival (caries, endodontic treatment, tooth loss) compared with removable dental prosthesis (RDP); GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for replacing missing teeth: partially absent dentition 2012 · Cochrane All outcomes
3 years
HR 0.73 [0.06, 8.41]
1 study
GRADE not reported