Cochrane · intervention · CD006698

Interventions for replacing missing teeth: 1- versus 2-stage implant placement

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2009 · Cochrane Library

Oral HealthImplants and prosthodontics2 versionsAMSTAR 2: not assessed
Full textEvery question was extracted from the full review (methods and results), not only its Summary of Findings table.
Questions
6
current version
GRADE rated
2
No studies
1
Included studies
5
as reported
No studies 1 · 16.7%Ungraded 3 · 50%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 2 · 33.3%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Review question

ElementPlanned (methods)Found (results)
PopulationAny subject receiving osseointegrated dental implants239 patients with 761 implants placed in mandibles and maxillae; 5 trials (Italy n=2, Netherlands n=1, Sweden and Norway n=1, USA n=1); 3 at university or specialty clinics and 2 in private practice; industry-supported; adults only
Intervention1-stage (non-submerged) implant placement, using the same implant type as the comparator1-stage implant placement (121 patients; 375 implants)
Comparison2-stage (submerged) implant placement2-stage implant placement (123 patients; 386 implants)
OutcomesProsthesis failure (if secondary to implant failure); Implant failure (implant mobility and removal of stable implants dictated by progressive marginal bone loss or infection); Radiographic marginal bone level changes; Patient preference including aesthetics (split-mouth studies only); Aesthetics evaluated by dentists; Complications (any biological and biomechanical complication up to delivery of the implant-supported prosthesis)Prosthesis failures (n=5); Implant failures (n=5); Radiographic marginal bone level changes (n=1 analyzable, Cordaro 2009); Aesthetics evaluated by dentists / soft tissue recession (n=1); Complications (n=3 reported, 1 pooled)
Study designsRandomised controlled trials (parallel group and split-mouth designs) comparing 1-stage versus 2-stage placement of the same implant type; minimum 6 months follow-up after loadingFour parallel-group trials and one split-mouth trial (Barber 1996); four at high risk of bias, one at low risk of bias (Cordaro 2009)
TimingMinimum follow up of 6 months after loading (comparisons presented at 1 year in function when possible)Follow up 6 months to 1 year after loading; load-free healing period 3 to 4 months for mandibular implants and 6 months for maxillary implants

Search date: 2009-01. Databases: Cochrane Oral Health Group's Trials Register; Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL); MEDLINE; EMBASE

Questions and results

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1-stage (non-submerged) implant placement vs 2-stage (submerged) implant placement

Population: Any subject receiving osseointegrated dental implants
6 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Prosthesis failure
6 to 12 months after loading
RR 1.87 [0.33, 10.40]
Low risk population 10 per 1000; High risk population 100 per 1000 vs Low risk population 19 per 1000 (3 to 104); High…
3 studies · 153 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Patient preference including aesthetics (split-mouth studies only)
6 to 12 months after loading
Planned outcome (patient preference including aesthetics, only in split-mouth studies); no included trial reported it.0 studiesNo studies
Implant failure
6 to 12 months after loading
RR 1.39 [0.59, 3.27]
Low risk population 10 per 1000; High risk population 200 per 1000 vs Low risk population 14 per 1000 (6 to 32); High…
4 studies · 230 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Aesthetics evaluated by dentists (soft tissue recession)
6 to 12 months after loading
MD -0.20 [-0.67, 0.27]1 study · 29 participantsUngraded
Radiographic marginal bone level changes
6 to 12 months after loading
MD -0.10 [-0.40, 0.20]1 study · 29 participantsUngraded
Complications (biological and biomechanical)
6 to 12 months after loading
RR 0.13 [0.01, 2.25]1 study · 30 participantsUngraded