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ArticleMaxillofacial plastic and reconstructive surgery2024

Outcomes of treatment with short dental implants compared with standard-length implants: a retrospective clinical study.

Kinga Bérczy, György Göndöcs, György Komlós, Tatiana Shkolnik, György Szabó, Zsolt Németh

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Kinga BérczyFaculty of Dentistry, Department of Oro-Maxillofacial Surgery and Stomatology, Semmelweis University, Mária Street 52, 1085, Budapest, Hungary. berczy.kinga@semmelweis.hu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4863-6334
György GöndöcsFaculty of Dentistry, Department of Oro-Maxillofacial Surgery and Stomatology, Semmelweis University, Mária Street 52, 1085, Budapest, Hungary.
György KomlósFaculty of Dentistry, Department of Oro-Maxillofacial Surgery and Stomatology, Semmelweis University, Mária Street 52, 1085, Budapest, Hungary.
Tatiana ShkolnikFaculty of Dentistry, Department of Oro-Maxillofacial Surgery and Stomatology, Semmelweis University, Mária Street 52, 1085, Budapest, Hungary.
György SzabóFaculty of Dentistry, Department of Oro-Maxillofacial Surgery and Stomatology, Semmelweis University, Mária Street 52, 1085, Budapest, Hungary.
Zsolt NémethFaculty of Dentistry, Department of Oro-Maxillofacial Surgery and Stomatology, Semmelweis University, Mária Street 52, 1085, Budapest, Hungary.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe size of dental implants is a key success factor for appropriate osseointegration. Using shorter implants allows the possibility of avoiding complex surgical procedures and reduces the morbidity of treatment. Shorter implants also enable implant-prosthetic rehabilitation after maxillofacial reconstructions where only limited bone is available. In this study, the success rates of short implants were examined and compared to those of standard-sized implants.

methodsPatients who received dental implants between 2007 and 2016 at the Department of Oro-Maxillofacial Surgery and Stomatology Semmelweis University were enrolled in the study. Several clinical parameters were recorded and supplemented with radiological examinations. The data were statistically analysed.

resultsThirty-four patients with a total of 60 implants were included. The average time after prosthetic loading was 39.33 ± 21.96 months in the group with 8-mm implants and 41.6 ± 27.5 months in the group with > 8-mm implants. No significant differences were observed between the two groups in terms of probing depth (short implants, 2.84 ± 0.09 mm; standard implants, 2.91 ± 0.35 mm) or mean marginal bone loss (short implants, 1.2 ± 1.21-mm mesially and 1.36 ± 1.47-mm distally; standard implants: 0.63 ± 0.80-mm mesially and 0.78 ± 0.70-mm distally).

conclusionsIn this study, the success rate of short dental implants was comparable to that of standard-sized implants. Consequently, it can be claimed that the long-term success of short dental implants does not differ significantly from the long-term success of standard implants.

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