Patient satisfaction and survival of maxillary overdentures supported by four or six splinted implants: a systematic review with meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Fabrizio Di Francesco (Author), Gennaro De Marco (Author), Estefani B. Capcha (Author), Alessandro Lanza (Author), Corina M. Cristache (Author), Rolando Vernal (Author), Emilio A. Cafferata (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Implant-supported overdentures offer enhanced mechanical properties, which lead to better patient satisfaction and survival rates than conventional dentures. However, it is unclear whether these satisfaction levels and survival rates depend on the number of implants supporting th...