Novel expandable short dental implants in situations with reduced vertical bone height-technical note and first results.

ABSTRACT: PURPOSE:Short implants often have the disadvantage of reduced primary stability. The present study was conducted to evaluate the feasibility and safety of a new expandable short dental implant system intended to increase primary stability. METHODS:As a "proof of concept", a prospective clinical cohort study was designed to investigate intraoperative handling, primary and secondary implant stability (resonance frequency analysis), crestal bone changes, implant survival and implant success, of an innovative short expandable screw implant. From 2014 until 2015, 9 patients (7-9-mm vertical bone height) with 30 implants (length 5-7 mm, diameter 3.75-4.1 mm) were recruited consecutively. RESULTS:All 30 implants in the 9 patients (age 44 to 80 years) could be inserted and expanded without intraop

SUBMITTER: Reich W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5662521 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature