Dr. Sarah Gray reports, in the January 2013 ADA Journal, on a systematic review of the prognosis of short dental implants placed in partially edentulous patients. The authors reviewed 29 studies of 2,611 short implants.
Their conclusions were that:
- short implants in the upper jaw had a significantly higher failure rate than the lower jaw
- longer implants had a higher survival rate
- failure rates were higher in patients who smoked
- neither implant surface roughness nor bone augmentation had a significant effect on survival rate
Robert G. Tupac, DDS, FACP, Inc.,
Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics
(661) 325-1275 | www.drtupac.com
5060 California Ave., #170, Bakersfield, CA 93309
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