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2,327 questions · 2,494 findings · 87 reviews · All outcomes

No studies found 450 · 18%GRADE not reported 1,487 · 59.6%Very low 385 · 15.4%Low 121 · 4.9%Moderate 50 · 2%High 1 · 0%

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

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

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

An intervention delivered at one time point vs The same intervention delivered at a different time point

Outcome not reported · Patients of any age in any setting requiring intervention for iatrogenic injury to the inferior alveolar or lingual nerve

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

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

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

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

Low‐level laser therapy vs Placebo (sham) laser therapy

Mechanosensory perception (load in grams to elicit sensation; Semmes Weinstein monofilaments) · Patients of any age in any setting requiring intervention for iatrogenic injury to the inferior alveolar or lingual nerve

Low-level laser therapy (photon-plus GaAlAs diode laser; 70 mW… led to higher mechanosensory perception (load in grams to elicit sensation; Semmes… compared with placebo (sham) laser therapy; 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