There is moderate-quality evidence derived from this NMA showing that OSFE combined with SI or LI placement with or without bone grafting or SI placement alone is superior to LI placement combined with LSFE and bone grafting when used for patients with intermediate maxillary RBH (4 to 8 mm). Furthermore, the results of this study show that LSFE for patients with intermediate RBH is not a suitable treatment option because of unjustified high cost and rate of complications.
Medical emergencies are one of the most stressful situations the staff in a dental practice might encounter. The duty of care toward the attending patients obligates suitable preparedness to provide the necessary care if such emergencies ensue. Unfortunately, we found that 22% of the investigated dental clinics had no emergency kit available. Only 38% of the interviewed dentists felt confident to perform CPR, and 18% had no confidence to manage any medical emergency. An MCQ test of 20 questions examining the dentists' knowledge in medical emergencies was distributed, and the level of knowledge was found to be suboptimal. The average score of the interviewed dentists was 10.87 out of 20. Experience and specialty training had a negligible effect on the level of knowledge.
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