Patient- and Clinician-Reported Outcomes and Outcome Measures Evaluating Timing of Implant Placement in the Edentulous Maxilla: A Systematic Review of Clinical Studies.

Key Points

• The research aims to analyze the differences in patient and clinician-reported outcomes related to the timing of implant placement in edentulous maxilla.
• Conducted a systematic review of clinical studies
• Evaluated patient-reported and clinician-reported outcome measures
• Assessed heterogeneity in outcome reporting
• Identified significant variation in reported outcomes and methods
• Highlighted the need for standardized outcome measures
• Proposed the development of a core outcome set for better comparability