Open AccessEvaluation of survival of 8 mm-length implants in posterior resorbed ridges: A pilot study
Author(s) -
Bangalore Sridhar Shilpa,
Seegavadi Dwarkanathan Vasudevan,
Manohar L Bhongade,
Vidya Baliga,
Vikas Vilas Pakhare,
Prasad Dhadse
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/jisp.jisp_368_17
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , radiography , prosthesis , implant , dental alveolus , context (archaeology) , orthodontics , surgery , paleontology , biology
Rehabilitation of jaws with reduced bone height is technically demanding and expensive. Short implants are emerging as an alternate in such cases.