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- Title
To Splint or Not to Splint Tooth and Adjacent Dental Implants: An Overview of Reviews.
- Authors
Baghaei, Kimia; Fathi, Amirhossein; Hashemi, Sara; Tavakolitafti, Kiumars; Mosharraf, Ramin; Fatemi, Seyedeh Farimah
- Abstract
Purpose: This study has done a nonbiased and comprehensive assessment of the survival rate of splinted and nonsplinted implant restoration from published meta-analyses and systematic reviews. Materials and methods: All the included studies were assessed based on the risk of bias in systematic reviews (ROBIS) tool. Furthermore, the corrected covered area (CCA) was calculated using a citation matrix for meta-analyses. Studies with low overlap were only included in the final analysis. In the case of a high degree of overlap, the newest higher-quality study was chosen. The "Metaumbrella" package and R software were used to perform the statistical analysis. Result: The original randomized controlled trials (RCTs) had an overall CCA of 5%, indicating slight overlap. For quantitative synthesis, three studies with meta-analyses were included, which were of high quality and showed low overlap. The quantitative analysis revealed that splinted restorations have a higher implant survival rate. The ratio of success in splinted implants to nonsplinted implants was 1.13 (p-value = 0.001). Conclusion: Based on the findings of this umbrella review, splint restorations have a higher survival rate. This overview review suggests that splinting implants to adjacent tooth is an affordable and effective solution for treating partially edentulous patients.
- Subjects
DENTAL implants; SURVIVAL rate; DENTAL fillings; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; META-analysis
- Publication
International Journal of Prosthodontics & Restorative Dentistry, 2023, Vol 13, Issue 4, p242
- ISSN
2231-6361
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5005/jp-journals-10019-1430