Shortened dental arch prosthodontic rehabilitation feasible and cost effective option in elderly
Shortened dental arch prosthodontic rehabilitation feasible and cost effective treatment concept in older adults suggests a new study published in the Journal of Dentistry
This review was undertaken to evaluate, whether a shortened dental arch (SDA) was a good alternative to a conventional prosthodontic rehabilitation (RPD) in older adults when nutritional and economic factors are compared.
A total of 92 studies were included for the full-text analysis, and finally 4 reports from two RCTs qualified for data extraction and analysis. The final search update was performed on 06.11.2022 and no further searches and updates were performed after this date.
Electronic databases [PubMed (MEDLINE), Embase, CENTRAL] were systematically searched to identify studies comparing nutritional and economic outcomes in partially edentate adults rehabilitated with conventional RPD and SDA therapy. Studies were excluded if there were less than 10 participants per group, and if the subjects were not clinically followed up in recall visits. Two investigators performed the data extraction and were reciprocally blinded. Inter-investigator reliability was assessed using Cohen's unweighted kappa (κ). A meta-analysis could not be performed and the results were reported qualitatively.
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