The purpose of this study was to perform a literature review of short implants in the posterior maxilla and to assess the influence of different factors on implant success rate. A comprehensive search was conducted to retrieve articles published from 2004 to 2015 using short dental implants with lengths less than 10 mm in the posterior maxilla with at least one year of follow-up. Twenty-four of...

BACKGROUND Subdermal contraceptive implants have low discontinuation rates but are underused among young women in Africa. This study aimed to isolate the role initial contraceptive method has on preventing unintended pregnancy. STUDY DESIGN We recruited 399 Kenyan women aged 18-24 years into a prospective cohort study if they wanted short-acting hormonal methods (injectable or oral contracept...

INTRODUCTION Despite the high success rates of endosseous oral implants, restrictions have been advocated to their placement with regard to the bone available in height and volume. The use of short or nonstandard-diameter implants could be one way to overcome this limitation. MATERIAL AND METHODS In order to explore the relationship between implant survival rates and their length and diameter...

BACKGROUND There is limited evidence for the outcome of short implants (7 mm) to rehabilitate posterior jaws. PURPOSE To report on the outcome of 7 mm short implants in the rehabilitation of posterior areas of atrophic jaws 1 year after loading. MATERIALS AND METHODS This prospective study included 127 patients treated with 217 implants supporting 165 fixed prostheses. Final abutments were ...

background: different factors such as impression techniques and materials can affect the passive fi t between the superstructure and implant. the aim of this study was to determine the effect of different impression materials and techniques on the dimensional accuracy of implant defi nitive casts. materials and methods: four internal hex implants (biohorizons ø4 mm) were placed on a metal maxil...

introduction : supplementation with minerals like calcium has been shown to be effective in preventing bone loss and increasing bone density. thus, it can be assumed that if calcium supplementation is paired with bisphosphonates, greater benefit can be achieved. in this context, we decided to perform this animal study on ovariectomized rats to assess whether bisphosphonate supplemented with cal...

Aim: This study evaluated the influence of a wide diameter on extra-short dental implant stress distribution as retainer for single implant-supported crowns in atrophic mandible posterior region under axial and oblique load. Methods: Four 3D digital casts an mandible, with implant-retained crown 3:1 crown-to-implant ratio, were created finite element analysis. The used was either 4 mm (regular)...