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ReviewPolymers2022

Insufficient Evidence to Ascertain the Long-Term Survival of PEEK Dental Prostheses: A Systematic Review of Clinical Studies.

Zohaib Khurshid, Binoy Mathews Nedumgottil, Ramy Moustafa Moustafa Ali, Sompop Bencharit, Shariq Najeeb

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Review in Polymers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
5.1field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.

Zohaib KhurshidDepartment of Prosthodontics and Dental Implantology, College of Dentistry, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-7998-7335
Binoy Mathews NedumgottilDepartment of Prosthodontics and Dental Implantology, College of Dentistry, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia.
Ramy Moustafa Moustafa AliDepartment of Prosthodontics and Dental Implantology, College of Dentistry, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-3812-5469
Sompop BencharitVCU Philips Institute for Oral Health Research, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Dentistry, College of Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1209-9362
Shariq NajeebSchulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3803-6055
King Faisal University · SAVirginia Commonwealth University · USWestern University · CA

Funding

Annual Funding track by the Deanship of Scientific Research, Vice Presidency for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia AN000452
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPolyetheretherketone (PEEK) is a polymer that is used in the construction of orthopaedic and dental implants. It is also used to construct removable and fixed dental prostheses due to its superior mechanical and esthetic properties compared to conventional materials. This systematic review aims to analyse and appraise the literature concerning PEEK dental prostheses critically.

methodsThe following focused question was constructed 'Are dental prostheses made of PEEK inferior to those made of other materials in terms of clinical- and patient-reported outcomes?'. The CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) tool was used for the quality assessment of the randomised clinical trials. The STROBE (Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology) quality assessment tool was used to assess the quality of observational studies and the case reports were evaluated using the CARE (Case Report) guidelines.

resultsA total of 12 studies were included in this review. Two case studies received an overall grade of medium and the overall quality of six studies was graded as 'low'. All three observational studies and the only randomised controlled trial received scores of 'medium'.

conclusionPEEK-based dental prostheses may provide a viable and more esthetic alternative to conventional prosthodontic appliances. However, within the limitations of this study is the evidence to ascertain the long-term viability of PEEK-based dental prostheses. Future studies should focus on conducting large-scale, multicenter trials to compare the survival rate of PEEK prostheses to that of conventionally available prosthodontic appliances.

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dental implantsdental prosthesesobturatorspolyetheretherketoneprosthodontics

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PMID35746022
PMCPMC9231096
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