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ArticleDentistry journal2022

Short Narrow Dental Implants versus Long Narrow Dental Implants in Fixed Prostheses: A Prospective Clinical Study.

Eduardo Antiua, Virginia Escuer, Mohammad H Alkhraisat

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Article in Dentistry journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Narrow-diameter implants for treatment with fixed restorations in the posterior region: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of prosthodontics : official journal of the American College of Prosthodontists · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Eduardo AntiuaClínica Eduardo Anitua, 01007 Vitoria, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8386-5303
Virginia EscuerClínica Eduardo Anitua, 01007 Vitoria, Spain.
Mohammad H AlkhraisatUniversity Institute for Regenerative Medicine and Oral Implantology-UIRMI (UPV/EHU-Fundación Eduardo Anitua), 01007 Vitoria, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4422-4527

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is a paucity of studies that assess short and narrow dental implants. This prospective study aimed to evaluate the performance of both short (≤8 mm) and narrow (≤3.5 mm width) dental implants supporting fixed prostheses in the atrophic maxilla or mandible. Towards that aim, patients with short implants were included in the study. The control group was those with long and narrow dental implants (length > 8 mm and diameter ≤ 3.5 mm). Clinical and demographic variables were extracted from clinical records. During the follow-up, implant survival and marginal bone loss were evaluated and statistically analysed. Forty-one implants were included (18 and 23 implants in the test and control groups, respectively). The median follow-up time was 26 months since insertion in both groups. The results revealed that there was no implant failure and no statistically significant differences in terms of marginal bone loss. Only one screw-loosening effect occurred in the short implants group. Short, narrow dental implants could be an alternative for the restoration of severely resorbed jaws.

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alveolar bone atrophyalveolar bone lossnarrow dental implantoral surgical proceduresshort dental implant

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PMID35323241
PMCPMC8947067

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