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8 questions · 11 findings · 2 reviews · Implants and prosthodontics

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Tooth/implant FDP with rigid connectors vs Tooth/implant FDP with non-rigid connectors

Prosthesis survival and crestal bone loss (5 years) · Patients with tooth/implant-supported FDPs; split-mouth

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for replacing missing teeth: partially absent dentition 2012 · Cochrane All outcomes
5 years
No significant differences between the two types of connectors with regard to prosthesis survival or crestal bone loss at 5 years (narrative)
1 study · 42 participants
GRADE not reported

Tooth/implant FDP with rigid connectors vs Tooth/implant FDP with non-rigid connectors

Natural tooth intrusion · Patients with tooth/implant-supported FDPs; split-mouth

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for replacing missing teeth: partially absent dentition 2012 · Cochrane All outcomes
5 years
Intrusion occurred in 44% of FDPs with rigid connectors and 66% with non-rigid connectors (average 0.18 mm and 0.28 mm respectively)
1 study · 42 participants
GRADE not reported

Tooth/implant FDP with rigid connectors vs Tooth/implant FDP with non-rigid connectors

Non-scheduled maintenance visits · Patients with tooth/implant-supported FDPs; split-mouth

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for replacing missing teeth: partially absent dentition 2012 · Cochrane All outcomes
5 years
70 non-scheduled maintenance visits to treat problems with rigid connectors compared to 110 visits for non-rigid connectors; unclear if this difference was considered significant
1 study · 42 participants
GRADE not reported

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.

4 findings from 1 review

Interventions for replacing missing teeth: augmentation procedures of the maxillary sinus 2014 · Cochrane All outcomes
18 months after augmentation
MD -0.10 [-0.47, 0.27]
1 study · 39 participants
GRADE not reported
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: augmentation procedures of the maxillary sinus 2014 · Cochrane All outcomes
6 months after augmentation
MD 0.26 [-0.91, 1.43]
1 study · 9 participants
GRADE not reported
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: augmentation procedures of the maxillary sinus 2014 · Cochrane All outcomes
30 months after augmentation
MD 0.10 [-1.04, 1.24]
1 study · 39 participants
GRADE not reported

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Interventions for replacing missing teeth: augmentation procedures of the maxillary sinus 2014 · Cochrane All outcomes
6 months after augmentation
MD 3.60 [2.99, 4.21]
1 study · 41 participants
GRADE not reported

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

Prosthesis failure · 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 prosthesis failure compared with sinus lift without bone graft (Inion resorbable rigid barrier…; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for replacing missing teeth: augmentation procedures of the maxillary sinus 2014 · Cochrane All outcomes
1 year after loading
OR 0.63 [0.10, 4.22]
1 study · 44 participants
GRADE not reported

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

Complications · 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 complications compared with sinus lift without bone graft (Inion resorbable rigid barrier…; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for replacing missing teeth: augmentation procedures of the maxillary sinus 2014 · Cochrane All outcomes
1 year after loading
OR 0.50 [0.01, 9.60]
1 study · 9 participants
GRADE not reported

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

Augmentation procedure failure · 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 augmentation procedure failure compared with sinus lift without bone graft (Inion resorbable rigid barrier…; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for replacing missing teeth: augmentation procedures of the maxillary sinus 2014 · Cochrane All outcomes
1 year after loading
OR 0.48 [0.04, 5.67]
1 study · 44 participants
GRADE not reported

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

Implant failure · 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 implant failure compared with sinus lift without bone graft (Inion resorbable rigid barrier…; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for replacing missing teeth: augmentation procedures of the maxillary sinus 2014 · Cochrane All outcomes
1 year after loading
OR 0.52 [0.10, 2.82]
2 studies · 53 participants
GRADE not reported