| Title |
Relationship between Sponsorship and Failure Rate of Dental Implants: A Systematic Approach
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, April 2010
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0010274 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Antoine Popelut, Fabien Valet, Olivier Fromentin, Aurélie Thomas, Philippe Bouchard |
| Abstract |
The number of dental implant treatments increases annually. Dental implants are manufactured by competing companies. Systematic reviews and meta-analysis have shown a clear association between pharmaceutical industry funding of clinical trials and pro-industry results. So far, the impact of industry sponsorship on the outcomes and conclusions of dental implant clinical trials has never been explored. The aim of the present study was to examine financial sponsorship of dental implant trials, and to evaluate whether research funding sources may affect the annual failure rate. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
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| Spain | 1 | 1% |
| Portugal | 1 | 1% |
| Brazil | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 85 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Postgraduate | 15 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 13 | 15% |
| Researcher | 8 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 7% |
| Other | 18 | 20% |
| Unknown | 21 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 50 | 57% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 5 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 3% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 3% |
| Engineering | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 4 | 5% |
| Unknown | 21 | 24% |