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426 questions · 433 findings · 18 reviews · Implants and prosthodontics

No studies found 45 · 10.4%GRADE not reported 341 · 78.8%Very low 36 · 8.3%Low 6 · 1.4%Moderate 5 · 1.2%High 0 · 0%

Autogenous bone graft (two-stage lateral sinus lift) vs Bone substitute (anorganic bovine bone / Bio-Oss)

Complications · Patients with an atrophic posterior maxilla requiring maxillary sinus augmentation

Autogenous bone graft (two-stage lateral sinus lift) showed no clear difference in complications compared with bone substitute (anorganic bovine bone / Bio-Oss); 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

Patient preference · 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

ITI SLA standard (regular neck) implants vs ITI SLActive implants

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

ITI SLA standard (regular neck) implants showed no clear difference in implant failure compared with ITI SLActive implants; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Resorbable barrier (membrane) to seal the lateral window vs No membrane to seal the lateral window

Prosthesis failure · Patients undergoing lateral-window maxillary sinus lift

Resorbable barrier (membrane) to seal the lateral window showed no clear difference in prosthesis failure compared with no membrane to seal the lateral window; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Ankylos Plus (Dentsply) implants vs Seven (Sweden & Martina) 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

Ankylos Plus (Dentsply) implants showed no clear difference in marginal bone level change compared with seven (Sweden & Martina) implants; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

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

Sinus lift with bone graft (granular Bio-Oss) vs Sinus lift without bone graft (Inion resorbable rigid barrier maintaining space / no bone)

Bone gain · Patients with an atrophic maxillary sinus requiring augmentation (1 to 5 mm residual bone height)

Sinus lift with bone graft (granular Bio-Oss) showed no clear difference in bone gain compared with sinus lift without bone graft (Inion resorbable rigid barrier…; GRADE not reported.

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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

One-stage crestal-approach sinus lift with autogenous bone and 8 mm implants vs Lateral-window sinus lift with 50% autogenous bone/50% Bio-Oss and implants at least 10 mm long

Complications · Patients with 3 to 6 mm of residual bone height at the sinus floor

One-stage crestal-approach sinus lift with autogenous bone and 8 mm… showed no clear difference in complications compared with lateral-window sinus lift with 50% autogenous bone/50% Bio-Oss and…; 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

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

One-stage crestal-approach sinus lift with autogenous bone and 8 mm implants vs Lateral-window sinus lift with 50% autogenous bone/50% Bio-Oss and implants at least 10 mm long

Implant failure · Patients with 3 to 6 mm of residual bone height at the sinus floor

One-stage crestal-approach sinus lift with autogenous bone and 8 mm… showed no clear difference in implant failure compared with lateral-window sinus lift with 50% autogenous bone/50% Bio-Oss and…; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review