For teeth requiring endodontic treatment, what are the differences in outcomes of restored endodontically treated teeth compared to implant restorations?

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Abstract

Both techniques had similar outcomes.

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Iqbal MK, Kim S Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants 2007; 22 (suppl): 96–116

A previous systematic review concluded that the 4 year survival of single tooth implants was 97%. In the present review, 1,797 implant papers and 430 endodontic papers were screened, producing respectively 55 and 13 studies for inclusion. Only 1 study compared both groups.

Respective pooled survival rates for implants and root-filled teeth at 1 year were 97.5% and 96.9%, and at 5 years, 95.4% and 94.1%. There were no significant differences at any follow-up time considered. The authors, both endodontists, note that a randomised controlled trial of these treatments would probably be unethical, and also that the quality of the implant papers was superior to the endodontic papers.