Longevity and marginal bone loss of narrow-diameter implants supporting single crowns: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT: PURPOSE:To compare the longevity and marginal bone loss of narrow-diameter (≤3.3-mm) versus standard-diameter implants supporting single crowns. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The MEDLINE (via PubMed), Scopus, and SciELO databases were searched for relevant publications. In addition, the scientific references provided by each of the implant companies that appeared in the search were reviewed. Intervention studies comparing longevity and bone loss between narrow-diameter and standard-diameter implants were included. RESULTS:The search was limited to in vivo studies in humans. The query returned 1931 results, of which 4 met the inclusion criteria. The implant success rate ranged from 93.8% to 100% over a maximum follow-up of 3 years, with no difference between narrow- and standard-diameter implants. M

SUBMITTER: Telles LH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6844460 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature