Relationship between sponsorship and failure rate of dental implants: a systematic approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The number of dental implant treatments increases annually. Dental implants are manufactured by competing companies. Systematic reviews and meta-analysis have shown a clear association between pharmaceutical industry funding of clinical trials and pro-industry results. So far, the impact of industry sponsorship on the outcomes and conclusions of dental implant clinical trials has never been explored. The aim of the present study was to examine financial sponsorship of dental implant trials, and to evaluate whether research funding sources may affect the annual failure rate.

Methods and findings

A systematic approach was used to identify systematic reviews published between January 1993 and December 2008 that specifically deal with the length of survival of dental

SUBMITTER: Popelut A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2858083 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature