LONG TERM SURVIVAL RATES OF SHORT DENTAL IMPLANTS IN PARTIALLY EDENTULOUS PATIENTS -A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META ANALYSIS
Keywords:
Short dental implants, Dental implants treatment outcomes, Dental implants partially edentulous, Dental implants surface topography, Dental implants survival rateAbstract
Aim: The objective of this systematic review was to assess the survival rates of short dental implants (<10 mm) in partially edentulous patients.
Materials and Methods: The literature was searched electronically and 1157 studies were identified and final 8 studies were included based on the inclusion and exclusion criterias in which cumulative implant survival rate and marginal bone loss along with crown-implant ratio was avaluated.
Result: From the 8 studies, the cumulative implant survival rate was the most common parameter assessed, ranging from 92.1% at 1 year to 100% at 2 years. The marginal bone loss in all the studies was 0.03 to 0.75 mm with mean marginal bone loss 0.42 mm.
Conclusion: The best and maximum survival rate of 100% can be attained by using short dental implants of 7 mm with porous sintered surface treated with spherical titanium particles with a delayed loading protocol and by giving a prosthesis of porcelain fused to metal with a minimum marginal bone loss of 0.03 mm.