CAD-CAM-fabricated implant-supported restorations
Only 12 small studies of limited quality were available for this review on CAD-CAM-fabricated implant-supported restorations. While they showed promising short-term outcomes, they should be interpreted...
View ArticleDental implants: failure rates higher in males?
This review of dental implants failure in males and females included 91 studies. The majority were retrospective with only 4 RCTs. While suggesting higher failure rates in males than females, the study...
View ArticleAlveolar ridge augmentation effective suggests review
This review of alveolar ridge augmentation procedures included 40 studies only 17 of which were RCTs . While a statistically significant improvement was seen, there was a very high degree of...
View ArticleDental implant failure risk higher in smokers finds review
This review compared dental implant outcomes in smokers and non-smokers. 15 studies (5 prospective and 10 retrospective) were included which suggest that the odds of implant failure are higher in...
View ArticlePoorer implant outcomes in periodontitis patients?
This review included 24 studies that showed a marked degree of heterogeneity but the findings suggest Implants placed in patients treated for periodontal disease are associated with higher incidence of...
View ArticlePeri-implant disease: Limited evidence for the use of air polishing
5 small studies were included in this review of air polishing for peri-implant disease. Some improvement in bleeding on probing was seen with air polishing but the quality of the evidence was low. The...
View ArticleDental implants in atrophic jaws – shorter implants without augmentation may...
Six studies involving a total of 837 implants in 335 patients were included in this review comparing implants in augmented bone with short implants in patients with strophic jaws. The findings suggest...
View ArticleTop Dental Elf Blogs of 2015
Derek Richards presents the top Dental Elf Blogs of 2015. Highlights include eating disorders and oral health, the long awaited Cochrane Review of water fluoridation and the update of the NICE guidance...
View ArticleWhat is the impact of peri-implant maintenance therapy?
This review included 10 studies in a meta-analysis which suggests that peri-implant maintenance therapy is important for long the long term success rates of implants. The post What is the impact of...
View ArticlePlatform-switching dental implants improved bone preservation in short term
This review of platform-switching of dental implants included 17 RCTs and found that bone loss was lower than in regular platform implants, mean difference = -0.41mm (95%CI; -0.58 to -0.24) with no...
View ArticleWide dental implants have good 5-year survival rates suggests review
8 prospective and 11 retrospective studies were included in this review of wide (≥5 mm) dental implants. Data suggests 5-year survival rates over 92% ( 95%CI; 79.6%- 97.5%). The post Wide dental...
View ArticleDental implants – immediate placement in infected sockets may increase...
This review of dental implants placed in infected sockets included 7 studies all considered to be a at high risk of bias. The findings suggest that failure rates are higher in infected sockets but the...
View ArticleNarrow dental implants – good survival at 2 years suggests review
This review of narrow titanium–zirconium alloy (Ti–Zr) implants included 9 studies ( 2 RCTs) which suggest good survival rates (>95%) after 2 years. The post Narrow dental implants – good survival...
View ArticleShort dental implants show similar outcomes to standard implants in short term
13 studies (10 RCTs, 3 prospective) were included in this review comparing the outcomes of short and standard dental implants. No difference were seen in studies lasting up to 5 years. The post Short...
View ArticleCalcium phosphate plasma-spray-coated dental implants
This review of calcium phosphate plasma-spray-coated dental implants includes 8 studies of uncertain quality and suggests 71.1 % success in the maxilla and 72.2 % in the mandible after 10 years. The...
View ArticleDental implant treatment in elderly patients
6 studies were included in this review of dental implant treatment on patients aged 65 and over. The review suggests good outcomes up to 10 years although the findings should be interpreted cautiously....
View ArticleDental implants: survival rates of turned and anodised-surface dental implants
38 studies were included in this review comparing survival rates of turned and anodised-surface dental implants. The findings suggest that turned implants have a higher failure rate but the evidence is...
View ArticleFixed dental prostheses: rigid and non-rigid connections to implants
This review considers partial fixed dental prostheses (FDPs) supported by implants and teeth. 10 small limited quality studies were included and suggest they may be an alternative to implant supported...
View ArticleImplant failure: Is it higher in diabetic patients?
14 studies were included in this review of dental implant failure rates. Findings suggest that failure is not higher for diabetic patients than for non-diabetic patients. The post Implant failure: Is...
View ArticleDental Implants: survival rate in irradiated patients
40 studies were identified for this review of dental implants in irradiated patients. While survival rates were good, they were lower than in non-irradiated areas. As the majority of the included...
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