Short (6 mm) and Regular Dental Implants in the Posterior Maxilla-7-Years Follow-up Study.

ABSTRACT: Short 6 mm dental implants are considered as an alternative to the maxillary sinus elevation and bone augmentation procedure where there is a reduced alveolar ridge height. The aim of this study was to compare the implant survival rate between short dental implants (6 mm) and regular length implants (11-13 mm) when placed in combination with bone grafting and loaded with a single non splinted crown, seven years after placing the implant. It was conducted as a controlled clinical study of 30 patients with partial edentulism in the posterior maxilla. The protocol included radiological and clinical evaluation of the C/I ratio (length of the superstructure divided by the length of the implant crestal part), marginal bone level (MBL), ultrasonography measurement of soft tissue surrounding impla

SUBMITTER: Hadzik J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7957497 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature