SynthesisInternational journal of implant dentistry2021
The survival rate of transcrestal sinus floor elevation combined with short implants: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.
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- Ten-year outcomes of short dental implants (≤ 6 mm): a systematic review and sensitivity meta-analysis.BMC oral health · 2026Pooled it
- Simultaneous placement of short implants (≤ 8 mm) versus standard length implants (≥ 10 mm) after sinus floor elevation in atrophic posterior maxillae: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of implant dentistry · 2022Pooled it
- An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses on Transcrestal Sinus Floor Elevation: Methodological Quality, Primary-Study Overlap, and Interpretive Boundaries.Dentistry journal · 2026Review
- Posterior Maxillary Implant Rehabilitation Using Staged Ridge Preservation and Soft-Tissue Augmentation: A 2-Year Case Report.Case reports in dentistry · 2026Article
- Minimally invasive balloon-assisted sinus floor elevation vs. conventional transcrestal procedure in terms of new bone formation in a split-mouth Goettingen minipig model.International journal of implant dentistry · 2024Article
- Biomechanical analysis of the maxillary sinus floor membrane during internal sinus floor elevation with implants at different angles of the maxillary sinus angles.International journal of implant dentistry · 2024Article
- Evaluation of crestal sinus floor elevation in cases exhibiting an oblique sinus floor with a residual bone height of 4.0-7.0 mm using Densah burs with simultaneous implant placement: a prospective clinical study.International journal of implant dentistry · 2023Article
- Extra-short implants (≤ 6.5 mm in length) in atrophic and non-atrophic sites to support screw-retained full-arch restoration: a retrospective clinical study.International journal of implant dentistry · 2023Article
- Is one-stage lateral sinus lift and implantation safe in severely atrophic maxillae? Results of a comparative pilot study.International journal of implant dentistry · 2023Article
- Single-crown restorations in premolar-molar regions: short (≤ 6.5) vs longer implants: retrospective cohort study.International journal of implant dentistry · 2022Observational
- Survival of surface-modified short versus long implants in complete or partially edentulous patients with a follow-up of 1 year or more: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of periodontal & implant science · 2022Review
- Short versus Standard Length Implants with Sinus Floor Elevation for the Atrophic Posterior Maxilla.Acta stomatologica Croatica · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundCurrently, insufficient bone volume always occurs in the posterior maxilla which makes implantation difficult. Short implants combined with transcrestal sinus floor elevation (TSFE) may be an option to address insufficient bone volume. PURPOSE: The clinical performance of short implants combined with TSFE was compared with that of conventional implants combined with TSFE according to the survival rate.
methodIn this systematic review and meta-analysis, we followed the Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (MOOSE) guidelines. Articles were identified through PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and manual searching. Eligibility criteria included clinical human studies. The quality assessment was performed according to the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guidelines. The odds ratio (OR) with its confidence interval (CI) was considered the essential outcome for estimating the effect of short implants combined with TSFE.
resultsThe registration number is INPLASY202050092. Eleven studies met the inclusion criteria, including 1 cohort study and 10 cross-sectional studies. With respect to the 1-year survival rate, no significant effect was observed between short implants (length ≤ 8 mm) and conventional implants combined with TSFE (I
conclusionThere was no evidence that the survival rate of short implants combined with TSFE was lower or higher than that of conventional implants combined with TSFE when the residual bone height was poor and the implant protrusion length of short implants was less than or similar to conventional implants. Nevertheless, the results should be interpreted cautiously due to the lack of random controlled trials in our meta-analysis.
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