Fig. 3. Forest plot of quality of life. A statistically significant improvement was observed in the quality of life parameter with mini implants than standard implants
Fig. 3. Forest plot of quality of life. A statistically significant improvement was observed in the quality of life parameter with mini implants than standard implants
Fig. 2. Risk of bias of the included studies
Fig. 2. Risk of bias of the included studies
Fig. 1. PRISMA flow diagram
Fig. 1. PRISMA flow diagram
Comparison of parameters between standard and mini-implants for implant-supported overdenture:
Outcomes
Parameter values
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Author
Participant
Intervention
Comparator
Outcome
De Souza 2015[8]
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Sivaramakrishnan, G., Sridharan, K. Comparison of patient satisfaction with mini-implant versus standard diameter implant overdentures: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Int J Implant Dent 3, 29 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40729-017-0092-4
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Kumari P, Verma M, Sainia V, Gupta A, Gupta R, Gill S. Mini-implants, mega solutions: a case series. J Prosthodont. 2015. doi:10.1111/jopr.12382.
Jackson BJ. Fixed partial denture treatment with mini dental implants. J Oral Implantol. 2014;40:744–50.
Flanagan D, Mascolo A. The mini dental implant in fixed and removable prosthetics: a review. J Oral Implantol. 2011;37 Spec No:123–32. doi:10.1...
However, considering the results obtained from available evidence, mini-implants tend to provide good patient satisfaction compared to standard diameter implants when used for implant-supported overdentures. The results of this meta-analysis should be interpreted keeping in the mind the limited availability of data to be included. This paper would serve as a basis for future research comparing min...
This study is an attempt to identify patient satisfaction with mini-implant overdentures compared to standard diameter implant-supported overdentures in completely edentulous patients. Implant-supported overdentures have been reported to offer many advantages like decreased bone resorption, reduced prosthesis movement, better esthetics, better occlusion and tooth positioning, improved occlusal loa...
A total of 183 articles were identified using the search strategy. Screening of these papers yielded four studies comparing mini-implant-retained overdentures and standard diameter implant overdentures and were found eligible to be included in the systematic review [8,9,10,11]. Two studies [8, 11] comparing patient satisfaction between the groups were included for the meta-analysis. The PRISMA flo...
The protocol for this review was registered with International prospective register of systematic reviews (PROSPERO) with the registration number CRD42016043075. The review protocol can be accessed at https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.asp?ID=CRD42016043075. A through literature search was conducted and was completed on 9 July 2016. The primary database used was MEDLINE (via PubMed...
Implants have been considered to improve treatment outcomes of completely edentulous patients with anatomical challenges compromising the retention and stability. The root form dental implants which are 3–5 mm in diameter are considered standard diameter implants while less than 3 mm diameter implants are termed mini-implants [1]. Initially, mini-implants were used as a temporary measure, with...
Mini-implants have certain advantages over standard size implants which are being tested in various randomized controlled trials. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to compare conventional implant overdentures to mini-implant-retained overdentures as regards to patient satisfaction. Electronic databases were searched for eligible studies data required were extracted. The extracted data ...
Fig. 3. Forest plot of quality of life. A statistically significant improvement was observed in the quality of life parameter with mini implants than standard implants
Fig. 3. Forest plot of quality of life. A statistically significant improvement was observed in the quality of life parameter with mini implants than standard implants
Fig. 2. Risk of bias of the included studies
Fig. 2. Risk of bias of the included studies
Fig. 1. PRISMA flow diagram
Fig. 1. PRISMA flow diagram
Comparison of parameters between standard and mini-implants for implant-supported overdenture:
Outcomes
Parameter values
No. of participants (studies)
...
Author
Participant
Intervention
Comparator
Outcome
De Souza 2015[8]
...
Sivaramakrishnan, G., Sridharan, K. Comparison of patient satisfaction with mini-implant versus standard diameter implant overdentures: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Int J Implant Dent 3, 29 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40729-017-0092-4
Download citation
Received: 12 April 2017
Accepted: 22 June 2017
Published: 01 July 2017
DOI...
Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were...
Gowri Sivaramakrishnan and Kannan Sridharan declare that they have no competing interests.
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Department of Oral Health, College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Fiji National University, Brown Street, Suva, Fiji
Gowri Sivaramakrishnan
Department of Pharmacology, Fiji National University, Extension Street, Suva, Fiji
Kannan Sridharan
You can also search for this author in
PubMed Google Scholar
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...
We acknowledge Cochrane reviews for utilizing RevMan software for generating the pooled results and Forest plots.
No source of funding.
Kumari P, Verma M, Sainia V, Gupta A, Gupta R, Gill S. Mini-implants, mega solutions: a case series. J Prosthodont. 2015. doi:10.1111/jopr.12382.
Jackson BJ. Fixed partial denture treatment with mini dental implants. J Oral Implantol. 2014;40:744–50.
Flanagan D, Mascolo A. The mini dental implant in fixed and removable prosthetics: a review. J Oral Implantol. 2011;37 Spec No:123–32. doi:10.1...
However, considering the results obtained from available evidence, mini-implants tend to provide good patient satisfaction compared to standard diameter implants when used for implant-supported overdentures. The results of this meta-analysis should be interpreted keeping in the mind the limited availability of data to be included. This paper would serve as a basis for future research comparing min...
This study is an attempt to identify patient satisfaction with mini-implant overdentures compared to standard diameter implant-supported overdentures in completely edentulous patients. Implant-supported overdentures have been reported to offer many advantages like decreased bone resorption, reduced prosthesis movement, better esthetics, better occlusion and tooth positioning, improved occlusal loa...
A total of 183 articles were identified using the search strategy. Screening of these papers yielded four studies comparing mini-implant-retained overdentures and standard diameter implant overdentures and were found eligible to be included in the systematic review [8,9,10,11]. Two studies [8, 11] comparing patient satisfaction between the groups were included for the meta-analysis. The PRISMA flo...
The protocol for this review was registered with International prospective register of systematic reviews (PROSPERO) with the registration number CRD42016043075. The review protocol can be accessed at https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.asp?ID=CRD42016043075. A through literature search was conducted and was completed on 9 July 2016. The primary database used was MEDLINE (via PubMed...
Implants have been considered to improve treatment outcomes of completely edentulous patients with anatomical challenges compromising the retention and stability. The root form dental implants which are 3–5 mm in diameter are considered standard diameter implants while less than 3 mm diameter implants are termed mini-implants [1]. Initially, mini-implants were used as a temporary measure, with...
Mini-implants have certain advantages over standard size implants which are being tested in various randomized controlled trials. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to compare conventional implant overdentures to mini-implant-retained overdentures as regards to patient satisfaction. Electronic databases were searched for eligible studies data required were extracted. The extracted data ...