28 failures and accounted for 62 severe

implant-related complications, resulting in

an incidence of severe implant-related complications
of 4%, and success of 96% for the
complete sample (Table 5).
In contrast with survival, implant success
was similar for men and women (Fig. 3).
After 5 years, the probability of success was
around 95% for both men and women when
the survival curves demonstrated multiple
crossings. Kaplan–Meier analyses of the variable
location, whether mandibular or maxillary
or anterior or posterior quadrant, also
resulted in success curves with multiple
crossings. The probability of success ranged
between 94% and 96% after 5 years (Figs. 4
and 5).
A substantial proportion of the implants
(17%) were used in combination with natural
teeth to support RPDs and FDPs. After
5 years, Kaplan–Meier success curves
revealed a probability of success of 95% for
exclusively implant-supported restorations
compared to more than 96% for implants
restored with FDPs and RDPs with combined
tooth–implant support (Fig. 6). A tendency
toward greater implant success was also
found for single crowns compared with RDPs
and FDPs. After 5 years, success for implants
restored with single crowns wa
Initially, 602 articles were found by title and abstract. Of these, 188 were
eligible and 153 were excluded by the eligibility criteria, thus obtaining 35
potential studies. They were checked by a third reviewer who removed
duplicate articles and irrelevant articles from the study. Twelve final
articles were submitted to a previously elaborated checklist, with pa-
rameters of the following quality scales: MOOSE, STROBE, and PRISMA.
Finally, four articles were eligible and subjected to a full text revision.