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Table 1 Search strategy for the current systematic review

From: Effects of immediate and delayed loading protocols on marginal bone loss around implants in unsplinted mandibular implant-retained overdentures: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Step

Search strategy

#1

("overdenture"[MeSH Terms]) OR (implant overdenture) OR (IOD) OR (denture overlay)

#2

("Immediate Dental Implant Loading"[MeSH Terms]) OR (immediate loading) OR (delayed loading) OR (conventional loading)

#3

("Controlled Clinical Trial" [Publication Type]) OR (random*) OR (control*) OR (prospective) OR (retrospective)

#4

#1 AND #2 AND #3