SynthesisEvidence-based dentistry2023
Comparing short implants to standard dental implants: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials with extended follow-up.
Synthesis in Evidence-based dentistry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.
- Flapless Immediate Implant Placement With and Without Bone Grafting: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2025Pooled it
- Clinical performance of short implants vs. standard implants in edentulous patients. An umbrella review.Frontiers in oral health · 2025Pooled it
- Clinical success of single crowns supported by short implants-a systematic review and meta-analysis.Odontology · 2026Review
- A 4-mm-Short Implant Rehabilitation in the Posterior Maxilla With Dynamic Navigation Technology: A Case Report After 10 Years of Postloading Follow-Up.Case reports in dentistry · 2026Article
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- Loading Pressure Induced by 4 mm Implants on the Inferior Alveolar Nerve: A 3D Finite Element Analysis Model.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Clinical and radiographic outcomes of extra-short implants (≤ 6 mm) in the posterior atrophic jaws: a retrospective cohort study.International journal of implant dentistry · 2025Article
- Clinical Performance of Extra-Short (≤5.5 mm) Compared to Longer Implants Splinted under the Same Prosthesis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Dentistry journal · 2024Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
purposeTo compare the difference of marginal level changes (MBL), implant failure (IF), biological and prosthetic complications (BC and PC), and prosthetic failure (PF) of short implants (SH) and standard implants (ST). MATERIALS AND
methodsElectronic searches (PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, Scopus, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and ClinicalTrials.gov) and manual searches were performed to identify all randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating SH to ST. Applying Stata, a meta-analysis was conducted on the weighted mean difference (WMD) and standardized mean difference (SMD) of MBL and the risk difference (RD) of the secondary outcome.
resultsTwenty-four articles were involved in the present study. There were statistically significant differences in MBLs, preferring short implants in the maxilla (WMD: -0.147 (CI: -0.224, -0.070), I
conclusionSH and ST had comparable overall outcomes, but short implants had less marginal bone loss and lower biological complications. However, more research is needed to confirm these findings.
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