Aesthetic preference evaluated by the patient (split-mouth design studies) · Partially edentulous patients receiving posterior mandibular implants
Subepithelial connective tissue graft (palate) at implant placement led to lower patient preference (aesthetics evaluated by patients) compared with no augmentation; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Biological complications · People with dental implants
Flapless implant placement showed no clear difference in biological complications compared with conventional flap elevation; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Postoperative pain · People with dental implants
Flapless implant placement led to lower postoperative pain compared with conventional flap elevation; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Marginal bone level change · People with dental implants
Flapless implant placement showed no clear difference in peri-implant marginal bone level change compared with conventional flap elevation; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Keratinised mucosa height change · Patients with implant-supported prostheses and <=1 mm keratinised mucosa
Xenogeneic collagen matrix (porcine; Mucograft) showed no clear difference in keratinised mucosa height change compared with connective tissue autograft (palate); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Prosthesis failure · People with dental implants
Crestal incision showed no clear difference in prosthesis failure compared with vestibular incision; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Recession (aesthetics) · Patients with implant-supported prostheses and <=1 mm keratinised mucosa
Xenogeneic collagen matrix (porcine; Mucograft) showed no clear difference in recession (aesthetics) compared with connective tissue autograft (palate); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Patient preference · People with dental implants
Flapless implant placement led to higher patient preference compared with conventional flap elevation; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Biological complications · Patients undergoing implant exposure (second-stage surgery)
Erbium:YAG laser (implant exposure) showed no clear difference in biological complications compared with flap elevation at implant exposure; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Implant failure · People with dental implants
Flapless implant placement showed no clear difference in implant failure compared with conventional flap elevation; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Biological complications · People with dental implants
Crestal incision led to lower biological complications compared with vestibular incision; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Biological complications: Odds Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI), Subtotals only (no pooled estimate reported); 1 study (Heydenrijk 2000); 4 crestal vs 1 vestibular had hyperplastic tissue over the healing abutment
1 study
GRADE not reported
Technique to increase peri-implant keratinised/attached mucosa vs No increase of keratinised/attached mucosa
Outcome not reported · Patients receiving dental implants
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Prosthetic failure (2 years) · People with dental implants
Flapless implant placement showed no clear difference in prosthetic failure compared with conventional flap elevation; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
RR 1.0 [0.14, 7.10]
1 study
GRADE not reported
One suturing technique/material vs A different suturing technique/material
Outcome not reported · Patients receiving dental implants
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Implant failure · People with dental implants
Crestal incision showed no clear difference in implant failure compared with vestibular incision; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Aesthetics evaluated by the dentist (any validated aesthetic index) · Partially edentulous patients receiving posterior mandibular implants
Subepithelial connective tissue graft (palate) at implant placement led to lower aesthetics (pink aesthetic score, PES) evaluated by dentist compared with no augmentation; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Patient satisfaction (liked toothbrush) · Adults with dental implants and peri-implant mucositis at baseline
Sonic toothbrushing led to higher patient satisfaction (liked toothbrush) compared with manual toothbrushing; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Adults with dental implants and peri-implant mucositis at baseline
Mechanical debridement plus topical minocycline showed no clear difference in plaque compared with mechanical debridement plus chlorhexidine gel; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Adults with dental implants and peri-implant mucositis at baseline
Mechanical debridement with titanium curettes showed no clear difference in plaque compared with mechanical debridement with ultrasonic device; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Adults with dental implants and peri-implant mucositis at baseline
Listerine mouthwash led to lower plaque compared with placebo mouthwash; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review