Differences in functional outcomes for adult patients with prosthodontically-treated and -untreated shortened dental arches: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

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This review examined differences in functional outcomes and patient satisfaction when shortened dental arches are left untreated compared to their restoration to complete arch lengths with different prosthodontic interventions.

Methods

A protocol was developed according to the criteria for a systematic review. All relevant databases were searched to identify appropriate clinical trials regardless of language or publication status. Predetermined eligibility criteria were applied, trial quality assessed and data extracted for each study. Relevant outcomes assessed were: functioning ability, patient satisfaction and harmful effects on oral structures.

Results

Searches yielded 101 articles: 81 from electronic databases and 20 from reference lists of retrieved a

SUBMITTER: Khan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4081502 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature