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Narrow-diameter implants: are they a predictable treatment option? A literature review
José-Luis Sierra-Sánchez1, Amparo Martínez-González, Fernando García-Sala Bonmatí
1Clínica Universitaria Odontológica, Universidad Europea de Valencia, C/ Alfambra, 4 - bajo, 46009 - Valencia, Spain, joseluis.sierra@uem.es.
Objective:
To evaluate the predictability of narrow-diameter implants as a treatment option in routine clinical practice. A literature review was performed of studies reporting clinical results obtained with these implants. Survival rates, peri-implant bone loss and related complications were evaluated. The working hypothesis was that narrow-diameter implants offer clinical results similar to those obtained with implants of greater diameter.
Material And Methods:
A Medline-PubMed search covering the period between 2002 and 2012 was carried out. Studies published in English and with a follow-up period of at least 12 months were considered for inclusion. A manual search was also conducted in different journals with an important impact factor. results: Twenty-one studies meeting the screening criteria were included in the literature review. A total of 2980 narrow-diameter implants placed in 1607 patients were analyzed.
Conclusions:
The results obtained from the literature indicate that narrow-diameter implants are a predictable treatment option, since they afford clinical results comparable to those obtained with implants of greater diameter.
