LIMITED EVIDENCE SUGGESTS SURVIVAL OF NON-SPLINTED SHORT IMPLANTS (≤8.5 MM) IS COMPARABLE TO THAT OF SPLINTED IMPLANTS

Iman Abd-Elwahab Radi; Shereen Mohamed Ismail

doi:10.1016/j.jebdp.2023.101840

LIMITED EVIDENCE SUGGESTS SURVIVAL OF NON-SPLINTED SHORT IMPLANTS (≤8.5 MM) IS COMPARABLE TO THAT OF SPLINTED IMPLANTS

J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2023 Jun;23(2):101840. doi: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2023.101840. Epub 2023 Feb 8.

Authors

Iman Abd-Elwahab Radi, Shereen Mohamed Ismail

PMID: 37201981
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2023.101840

Abstract

Article title and bibliographic information: Li QL, Yao MF, Cao RY, Zhao K, Wang XD. Survival Rates of Splinted and Nonsplinted Prostheses Supported by Short Dental Implants (≤8.5 mm): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Prosthodont. 2022;31(1):9-21. doi:10.1111/jopr.13402. Epub 2021 Jul 16. PMID:34160869.

Source of funding: This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under grants No. 82071156, No. 81470767, and No. 81271175.

Type of study/design: Systematic review with meta-analysis of data (SRMA).

Keywords: Marginal bone loss; mechanical complications; short implants; splinted/nonsplinted prostheses and survival rate.

Publication types

Systematic Review
Meta-Analysis
Comment

MeSH terms

China
Dental Implants*
Dental Prosthesis Design
Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported
Humans
Splints

Substances

Dental Implants