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66 questions · 66 findings · 7 reviews · Implants and prosthodontics

No studies found 2 · 3%GRADE not reported 58 · 87.9%Very low 0 · 0%Low 4 · 6.1%Moderate 2 · 3%High 0 · 0%

Southern regular implants vs Southern wide implants

Implant failure · Adults with missing teeth who received osseointegrated root-formed oral implants, functionally loaded and followed for at least 1 year

Southern regular implants showed no clear difference in implant failure compared with southern wide implants; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

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

Astra TiO2-blasted titanium screws vs Branemark turned titanium screws

Implant failure · Adults with missing teeth who received osseointegrated root-formed oral implants, functionally loaded and followed for at least 1 year

Astra TiO2-blasted titanium screws showed no clear difference in implant failure compared with branemark turned titanium screws; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

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

SPI Element sand-blasted acid-etched standard implants vs SPI Element SurfLink-modified implants

Marginal bone level change · Adults with missing teeth who received osseointegrated root-formed oral implants, functionally loaded and followed for at least 1 year

SPI Element sand-blasted acid-etched standard implants showed no clear difference in marginal bone level change compared with SPI Element SurfLink-modified implants; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Maxillary sinus lift (augmentation) with long implants vs Short implants (5 to 8.5 mm) without sinus augmentation

Complications (at treated sites) · Patients with missing teeth and an atrophic posterior maxilla, with residual bone height between 4 and 9 mm below the maxillary sinus

Maxillary sinus lift (augmentation) with long implants may leads to higher complications (at treated sites) compared with short implants (5 to 8.5 mm) without sinus augmentation (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

ITI SLA titanium screws vs Southern blasted/etched titanium screws

Marginal bone level change · Adults with missing teeth who received osseointegrated root-formed oral implants, functionally loaded and followed for at least 1 year

ITI SLA titanium screws showed no clear difference in marginal bone level change compared with southern blasted/etched titanium screws; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

NobelActive external connection implants vs NobelReplace implants

Implant failure · Adults with missing teeth who received osseointegrated root-formed oral implants, functionally loaded and followed for at least 1 year

NobelActive external connection implants showed no clear difference in implant failure compared with nobelReplace implants; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Branemark Mark IV TiUnite titanium screws vs Southern regular titanium screws

Implant failure · Adults with missing teeth who received osseointegrated root-formed oral implants, functionally loaded and followed for at least 1 year

Branemark Mark IV TiUnite titanium screws showed no clear difference in implant failure compared with southern regular titanium screws; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Maxillary sinus lift (augmentation) with long implants vs Short implants (5 to 8.5 mm) without sinus augmentation

Augmentation procedure failure · Patients with missing teeth and an atrophic posterior maxilla, with residual bone height between 4 and 9 mm below the maxillary sinus
1 finding from 1 review

Astra TiO2-blasted titanium screws vs Branemark turned titanium screws

Marginal bone level change · Adults with missing teeth who received osseointegrated root-formed oral implants, functionally loaded and followed for at least 1 year

Astra TiO2-blasted titanium screws showed no clear difference in marginal bone level change compared with branemark turned titanium screws; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

MegaGen EZ Plus blasted standard implants vs MegaGen EZ Plus calcium-incorporated (Xpeed) implants

Marginal bone level change · Adults with missing teeth who received osseointegrated root-formed oral implants, functionally loaded and followed for at least 1 year

MegaGen EZ Plus blasted standard implants showed no clear difference in marginal bone level change compared with megaGen EZ Plus calcium-incorporated (Xpeed) implants; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Maxillary sinus lift (augmentation) with long implants vs Short implants (5 to 8.5 mm) without sinus augmentation

Implant failure · Patients with missing teeth and an atrophic posterior maxilla, with residual bone height between 4 and 9 mm below the maxillary sinus

Maxillary sinus lift (augmentation) with long implants showed no clear difference in implant failure compared with short implants (5 to 8.5 mm) without sinus augmentation (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Branemark Mark IV turned titanium implants vs Branemark Mark IV TiUnite oxidised implants

Implant failure · Adults with missing teeth who received osseointegrated root-formed oral implants, functionally loaded and followed for at least 1 year

Branemark Mark IV turned titanium implants showed no clear difference in implant failure compared with branemark Mark IV TiUnite oxidised implants; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Branemark Mark IV turned titanium implants vs Branemark Mark IV TiUnite oxidised implants

Marginal bone level change · Adults with missing teeth who received osseointegrated root-formed oral implants, functionally loaded and followed for at least 1 year

Branemark Mark IV turned titanium implants showed no clear difference in marginal bone level change compared with branemark Mark IV TiUnite oxidised implants; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

ITI SLActive titanium grade 4 implants vs ITI SLActive titanium-13zirconium (Roxolid) implants

Implant failure · Adults with missing teeth who received osseointegrated root-formed oral implants, functionally loaded and followed for at least 1 year

ITI SLActive titanium grade 4 implants showed no clear difference in implant failure compared with ITI SLActive titanium-13zirconium (Roxolid) implants; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

NobelActive internal connection implants vs NobelReplace implants

Marginal bone level change · Adults with missing teeth who received osseointegrated root-formed oral implants, functionally loaded and followed for at least 1 year

NobelActive internal connection implants showed no clear difference in marginal bone level change compared with nobelReplace implants; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Turned (smoother) implant surfaces vs Roughened implant surfaces

Peri-implantitis · Adults with missing teeth who received osseointegrated root-formed oral implants, functionally loaded and followed for at least 1 year

Turned (smoother) implant surfaces may leads to lower peri-implantitis compared with roughened implant surfaces (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review