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Short implant in limited bone volume
Author(s) -
Nisand David,
Renouard Franck
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
periodontology 2000
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.725
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1600-0757
pISSN - 0906-6713
DOI - 10.1111/prd.12053
Subject(s) - medicine , rehabilitation , implant , dentistry , medline , randomized controlled trial , clinical trial , surgery , physical therapy , pathology , political science , law
Rehabilitation of severely resorbed jaws with dental implants remains a surgical and prosthetic challenge for clinicians. The purpose of this review was to evaluate the available data on short‐length implants and discuss their indications and limitations in daily clinical practice. A structured review of MEDLINE and a manual search were conducted. Thirty‐two case series devoted to short‐length implants, 14 reviews and 3 randomized controlled trials were identified. Of this group of papers, we can conclude that short‐length implants can be successfully used to support single and multiple fixed reconstructions in posterior atrophied jaws, even in those with increased crown‐to‐implant ratios. The use of short‐length implants allows treatment of patients who are unable to undergo complex surgical techniques for medical, anatomic or financial reasons. Moreover, the use of short‐length implants in daily clinical practice reduces the need for complex surgeries, thus reducing morbidity, cost and treatment time. The use of short implants promotes the new concept of stress‐minimizing surgery, allowing the surgeon to focus more on the correct three‐dimensional positioning of the implant.