Implant failure · Patients with atrophic posterior mandibles (5 to 7 mm above the mandibular canal) needing implants
Inlay autogenous bone graft (iliac crest) showed no clear difference in implant failure compared with inlay bone substitute (Bio-Oss block); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Prosthesis failure · People with dental implants
1-stage (non-submerged) implant placement showed no clear difference in prosthesis failure compared with 2-stage (submerged) implant placement (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Marginal bone level change · Patients with vertically deficient posterior/anterior mandibular ridges needing implants
Vertical distraction osteogenesis showed no clear difference in 1-year post-loading bone level changes compared with autogenous onlay bone graft (mandibular ramus); GRADE not reported.
2 findings from 1 review
Microbial counts (total aerobes, anaerobes, yeasts) · Complete denture (CD) wearers in a nursing home
1 finding from 1 review
Moore 1984: soaking methods resulted in significant reduction of total aerobes and anaerobes versus distilled water (paired t test, P < 0.05); three soaking methods (Clorox and Calgon, Polident, Effedent) were less…
1 study · 12 participants
GRADE not reported
Visual plaque score · American complete denture (CD) wearers
1 finding from 1 review
Tarbet 1984 compared brushing with two types of effervescent tablets. No standard deviations were reported and therefore no data were entered for this outcome. Brushing was associated with significantly lower plaque…
1 study · 75 participants
GRADE not reported
Major complications · Patients with atrophic posterior mandibles (5 to 7 mm above the mandibular canal) needing implants
Inlay autogenous bone graft (iliac crest) showed no clear difference in major complications compared with inlay bone substitute (Bio-Oss block); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Microbial counts (hyphae and bacteria) · Institutionalised elderly wearing maxillary complete dentures (CD)
1 finding from 1 review
Denture plaque · Wearers of maxillary and mandibular complete dentures (CD)
1 finding from 1 review
Prosthesis/implant failure (1 year) · Patients with horizontally resorbed maxillary sites needing single implants
Autogenous bone block from the chin + resorbable barrier showed no clear difference in prosthesis/implant failure (1 year) compared with 100% Bio-Oss + resorbable barrier; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects · Adults (over 18) wearing complete dentures (CD) or removable partial dentures (RPD)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Visual plaque score · Complete denture (CD) wearers
Silicone surfactant cleanser led to lower visual plaque score compared with placebo / sham solution; GRADE not reported.
2 findings from 1 review
MD -0.88 [-1.00, -0.76]
1 study
GRADE not reported
MD -1.02 [-1.13, -0.91]
1 study
GRADE not reported
No improvement of facial appearance (3 weeks) · Patients with atrophic (resorbed) mandibles needing implants
Inlay/interposed bone graft (iliac or Bio-Oss block) + longer… led to lower no improvement of facial appearance (3 weeks) compared with short implants (8 to 11 mm) without augmentation; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Horizontal bone augmentation (any technique) vs No augmentation
Outcome not reported · Patients with horizontally resorbed maxillary sites needing single implants
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Prosthetic failure (2 years) · Patients with atrophic (resorbed) mandibles needing implants
Inlay/interposed bone graft (iliac or Bio-Oss block) + longer… showed no clear difference in prosthetic failure compared with short implants (8 to 11 mm) without augmentation; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Improvement on denture cleanliness (caregivers' opinion) · Institutionalised elderly wearing maxillary complete dentures (CD)
Enzyme cleanser led to lower improvement on denture cleanliness (caregivers' opinion) compared with placebo / sham solution; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
After 12 weeks using an enzyme denture cleanser ('E'), 8 of 18 caregivers perceived some improvement in CD cleanliness. After using a placebo solution ('Plac'), only 2 of 17 perceived some improvement (Analysis 1.1,…
1 study · 35 participants
GRADE not reported
Distraction distance (bone gain, mm) · Patients with vertically deficient posterior/anterior mandibular ridges needing implants
Ultrasound during vertical distraction osteogenesis showed no clear difference in distraction distance (bone gain, mm) compared with placebo (no ultrasound) during vertical distraction; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Vertical bone gain · Patients with vertically deficient posterior/anterior mandibular ridges needing implants
Vertical distraction osteogenesis led to higher vertical bone gain compared with autogenous inlay bone graft (iliac crest); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Denture plaque · Institutionalised elderly wearing maxillary complete dentures (CD)
1 finding from 1 review
Interventions for cleaning dentures in adults 2009 · Cochrane All outcomes5 weeks; 3 months
Both interventions reduced biofilm scores after 2 weeks. However, plaque scores were significantly lower for 'E' after 5 weeks (P < 0.05) and 3 months (P < 0.01), as assessed by Chi2 test. It was not possible to…
1 study
GRADE not reported
Major complications · Patients with atrophic (resorbed) mandibles needing implants
Inlay/interposed bone graft (iliac or Bio-Oss block) + longer… led to higher major complications compared with short implants (8 to 11 mm) without augmentation; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Patient preference including aesthetics (split-mouth studies only) · People with dental implants
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review