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Short implants supporting single crowns in atrophic jaws.

Asim Al-Ansari¹

¹Division of Dental Public Health, Dept. of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, University of Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

Evidence-Based Dentistry

|October 25, 2014

Summary

Short dental implants (<10 mm) are a predictable option for treating atrophic jaws. These implants demonstrate acceptable failure proportions and minimal marginal bone loss, especially in the mandible and when longer than 8 mm.

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A Postoperative Evaluation Guideline for Computer-Assisted Reconstruction of the Mandible

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Area of Science:

Dental Implantology
Prosthodontics
Oral Surgery

Background:

Atrophic jaws present challenges for dental implant placement.
Short dental implants offer a potential solution to avoid complex augmentation procedures.

Purpose of the Study:

To systematically review and meta-analyze the success rates and outcomes of short dental implants (<10 mm) placed in non-augmented healed alveolar bone.

Main Methods:

A comprehensive search of multiple databases was conducted.
Included studies were randomized controlled trials, controlled clinical trials, prospective cohort studies, and case series with a minimum of ten implants and one-year follow-up.
Meta-analyses and meta-regression were performed on implant-level data.

Main Results:

Sixteen studies with 762 short implants were analyzed, with a mean follow-up of 44 months.
The overall failure proportion was 5.9%, biological failure was 3.8%, and prosthetic failure was 2.8%.
Radiographic marginal bone loss averaged 0.83 mm. Shorter implants (≤8 mm) and placement in the mandible were associated with increased failure and bone loss.

Conclusions:

Short dental implants supporting single crowns are an acceptable and predictable treatment option for atrophic jaws.
These findings are based on a systematic review with meta-analysis and should be considered within its limitations.