title: Implant success rates for single crowns and fixed partial dentures in general dental practices may be lower than those achieved in well-controlled university or specialty settings.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Outcomes of implants and restorations placed in general dental practices: a retrospective study by the Practitioners Engaged in Applied Research and Learning (PEARL) Network. Da Silva JD, Kazimiroff J, Papas A, Curro FA, Thompson VP, Vena DA, Wu H, Collie D, Craig RG, Practitioners Engaged in Applied Research Learning Network Group.J Am Dent Assoc 145(7):704-13.
  
  
  METHODS
  Panos Papaspyridakos, DDS, MS, PhD PURPOSE/QUESTION: What are the outcomes of implants and restorations placed in general dental practices?
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Government: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective cohort study
  
  
  METHODS
  Level 2: Limited-quality, patient-oriented evidence
  
  
  METHODS
  Not applicable.
authors: Assistant Professor, Division of Postgraduate Prosthodontics, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, 1 Kneeland Street, Boston, MA 02111, USA, Tel.: +1 617 636 6828. Electronic address: panpapaspyridakos@gmail.com.
authors: Panos
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authors: Papaspyridakos
mesh_terms: D015921:Dental Implants; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D005260:Female; D005792:General Practice, Dental; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D019239:Practice Patterns, Dentists' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants