Implantologia orale

Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2019 May;57(4):387-388. There is increasing evidence to support the use of short dental implants in the rehabilitation of missing teeth with implant-supported prostheses.1 Although splinting is not possible with a single-unit implant, several studies have documented good clinical outcomes in the short-term that favour the use of short implants to support single-tooth restoration.

Biomed Pharmacother. 2024 May:174:116599. There is paucity of the studies that assess the outcomes of short dental implants with a follow-up time higher than 10years. This study aims to evaluate the long-term (15years) survival and marginal bone loss around short dental implants and assess the influence of the anatomical location (mandible or maxilla) on these outcomes. A clinical retrospective study of short dental implants (≤8.5mm) was conducted in a single private dental clinic. The predictor variable was the anatomical location (mandible or maxilla). The primary outcome was the dental implant survival rate.

Res Int. 2019 Feb 10;2019:8456342. Dental implantology allows replacement of failing teeth providing the patient with a general improvement of health. Unfortunately not all reconstructions succeed, as a consequence of the development of infections of bacterial origin on the implant surface. Surface topography is known to modulate a differential response to bacterial and mammalian cells but topographical measurements are often limited to vertical parameters.

J Prosthodont. 2019 Feb;28(2):e688-e693. The purpose of this retrospective clinical study was to assess the influence of immediate loading and lengths of splinted implants on the clinical effectiveness of 6.5-mm-long implants supporting two-implant fixed prostheses in the premolar-molar regions.

J Oral Implantol. 2018 Dec;44(6):427-431. Computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD-CAM) technology permits the angular correction of screw emergence into the prosthesis; however, there is lack of controlled clinical studies that assess the frequency of technical complications in angled screw channel restorations. This controlled clinical study was designed to assess technical incidences in angled screw channel restorations. Patients who underwent placement of implant prosthesis between November 2014 and December 2015 were screened.

Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants. 2018 Nov/Dec;33(6):1362-1367. This study evaluated the effect of the level of the prosthetic construction on the marginal bone stability around extra-short implants (≤ 6.5 mm in length) supporting a fixed prosthesis.

Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent. 2017 Sep/Oct;37(5):713-719. The aim of this study was to describe a protocol and analyze the outcomes of immediate replacement of failed implants due to peri-implantitis. A total of 17 patients (mean age: 58 ± 10 years) had 22 failed implants that were immediately replaced.

Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants. 2016 Nov/Dec;31(6):1360-1366. Short implants (≤ 8.5 mm in length) have presented predictable outcomes. However, there is paucity in the long-term evaluation of immediate loading of short implants. The objective of this study was to assess the effect of the immediate loading of short implants on treatment outcomes.