Dental Implants: survival rate in irradiated patients

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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 studies were retrospective the findings should be viewed cautiously.

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Dental implants: survival rates of turned and anodised-surface dental implants

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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 limited as the review includes a substantial proportion of retrospective studies.

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Mini-screws for orthodontic treatment- self drilling or self-tapping?

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Six studies were included in this review comparing the success rates of self-drilling and self-tapping mini-screws in orthodontic practice. The findings suggest no difference but the studies were small and of short duration and none of the included studies was a randomised trial so the findings should be interpreted cautiously.

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Resin-bonded fixed dental prostheses

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5 studies at high risk of bias were included in this review of the impact of framework design on the clinical performance of resin bonded fixed dental prosthesis. While lower failures were seen with cantilever designs the results should be interpreted cautiously.

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Dental implants – immediate placement in infected sockets may increase failure rates

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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 findings should be interpreted with caution.

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Platform-switching dental implants improved bone preservation in short term

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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 difference in failure rates RR = 1.10 (95%CI; 0.6–2.02).

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Dental implant failure risk higher in smokers finds review

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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 smokers . OR = 1.96 (95% CI; 1.68–2.30), as is the amount of marginal bone loss.

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Orthodontic bonding: is primer necessary?

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This review of in-vitro studies included 9 studies and found photo-curing time, force location, bracket area, and crosshead speed of the testing machine affected sheer bond strength. Use of adhesive resin primer did not affect bond strength.

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Dental implants: failure rates higher in males?

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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 quality and confounders mean that the results should be treated with caution.

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