Short Implants Might be a Predictable Treatment Alternative to Long Implants Which Often Require Additional Augmentation Procedures

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Article Title and Bibliographic Information Survival of short dental implants for treatment of posterior partial edentulism: a systematic review. Atieh MA, Zadeh H, Stanford CM, Cooper LF. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants 2012;27(6):1323-31. Reviewers Sung-Kiang Chuang, DMD, MD, DMSc, Chun-Teh Lee, DDS, MS Purpose/Question The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether there was a significant difference in the survival of short implants (≤8.5 mm) and longer implants for the management of posterior partial edentulism Source of Funding Information not available (The authors declared no conflicts of interest in the acknowledgment section) Type of Study/Design Systematic review with meta-analysis of data Level of Evidence Level 2: Limited-quality, patient-oriented evidence Strength of Recommendation Grade Grade B: Inconsistent or limited-quality patient-oriented evidence