Short Implants in Partially Edentulous Maxillae and Mandibles: A 10 to 20 Years Retrospective Evaluation

Purpose.Evaluation of the short implant (8 mm in height) long-term prognosis and of the implant site influence on the prognosis.Methods.A longitudinal study was carried out on 121 patients (57 males and 64 females) consecutively treated with 257 implants. 108 implants were short.Results.Four (3.6%) short implants supporting fixed partial prostheses failed. Similarly, three standard implants supporting fixed partial prostheses and one supporting single-crown prosthesis failed. Mean marginal bone loss (MBL) and probing depth (PD) of short and standard implants were statistically comparable (P>.05). The 20-year cumulative survival rates of short and standard implants were 92.3 and 95.9%, respectively. The cumulative success rates were 78.3 and 81.4%. The survival rates of short implants in posterior and anterior regions were comparable: 95 and 96.4%, respectively. The difference between survival rates was not significant (P>.05).Conclusions.The high reliability of short implants in supporting fixed prostheses was confirmed. Short and standard implants long-term prognoses were not significantly different. The prognosis of short implants in posterior regions was comparable to that of in anterior regions. Nevertheless, a larger sample is required to confirm this trend.

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Clinical and Radiographic Evaluation of Short Implants Placed in the Posterior Mandible: A 1-Year Pilot Split-Mouth Study

Journal of Oral Implantology ◽

10.1563/aaid-joi-d-18-00037 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 44 (4) ◽

pp. 250-259 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Mireia Haro Adánez ◽

Miha Brezavšček ◽

Kirstin Vach ◽

Manrique Fonseca ◽

Wael Att

Keyword(s):

Survival Rate ◽

Treatment Time ◽

Survival Rates ◽

Prolonged Treatment ◽

Radiographic Evaluation ◽

Success Rates ◽

Marginal Bone Loss ◽

Probing Depth ◽

Short Implants ◽

Bone Gain

In many cases, due to anatomical limitations, the placement of regular-length implants cannot be facilitated without the performance of advanced surgical procedures. However, these are associated with morbidity, prolonged treatment time, and costs. To overcome such disadvantages, short implants were introduced. The aim of this prospective pilot split-mouth study was to compare the clinical outcome between short implants (7 mm) and regular-length (≥10 mm) implants placed in the posterior mandible after 1 year of prosthetic delivery. Ten patients received 4 implants in the posterior mandible. Two short implants were placed in one side and 2 regular-length implants were placed contralaterally. These were restored by means of splinted screw-retained metal-ceramic crowns. Marginal bone loss (MBL) and soft-tissue parameters were compared. No implant failed. Both types of implants showed success rates of 90% and survival rates of 100%. From prosthetic delivery to 1 year post-loading a bone gain of +0.29 mm for short implants and +0.19 mm for regular-length implants was present without showing any statistically significant differences in MBL between the 2 implant types (P > .05). Bleeding on probing, clinical attachment level, probing depth, and crown-to-implant ratio did not show any statistically significant differences between the 2 implant lengths (P > .05). One case of chipping occurred in the regular-length implant group, leading to a prosthetic survival rate of 95%. Short implants showed a prosthetic survival rate of 100%. After 1 year, short implants showed comparable clinical outcomes to that of regular-length implants, making them a viable treatment option in the posterior mandible.

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Short vs. regular length implants to rehabilitate partially edentulous mandible: a 2-year prospective split-mouth clinical study

Journal of Oral Implantology ◽

10.1563/aaid-joi-d-20-00315 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Manrique Fonseca ◽

Mireia Haro-Adanez ◽

Stefano Pieralli ◽

Miha Bresavscek ◽

Burak Yilmaz ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Clinical Outcomes ◽

Survival Rates ◽

Success Rates ◽

Probing Depth ◽

Short Implants ◽

Edentulous Mandible ◽

Bone Level ◽

Marginal Bone Level ◽

Drop Outs

Many studies have evaluated short implants (SIs); however, it is still unclear whether SIs are reliable and can be used to simplify surgical and prosthetic protocols with successful clinical outcomes. The aim of this non-random, conveniently sampled, prospective, split-mouth study was to compare the clinical outcomes when short (SI) (≤8 mm) or regular-length implants (RIs) (>10 mm) were used in the posterior mandible two years after the delivery of splinted reconstructions. Each participant (N=10) received four implants in the posterior mandible; two SIs were placed on one side, and two RIs were placed contra-laterally. Implants were restored with splinted, screw-retained, porcelain-fused-to-metal reconstructions. Survival and success rates, peri-implant marginal bone level (MBL), and soft tissue parameters were evaluated. No participant drop-outs were recorded. Both types of implants showed 100% success and survival rates. From prosthetic delivery to 24 months post-loading, bone remineralization of +0.40 mm for the SIs and +0.36 mm for the RIs was observed without statistically significant differences in MBL between the implant types (p=0.993). SIs showed significantly higher (p=0.001) clinical attachment level (CAL) and probing depth (PD) values. Chipping occurred in one situation in the RI group resulting in a 97.5% prosthetic success rate, which was 100% for the SIs. After 2 years, SIs with splinted reconstructions showed comparable clinical outcomes to those of RIs. Further long-term controlled clinical studies with balanced experimental designs evaluating random and larger populations are required to corroborate these findings.

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A One-Year, Multicenter, Retrospective Evaluation of Narrow and Low-Profile Abutments Used to Rehabilitate Complete Edentulous Lower Arches: The OT Bridge Concept

Prosthesis ◽

10.3390/prosthesis2040033 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (4) ◽

pp. 352-361

Author(s):

Marco Montanari ◽

Roberto Scrascia ◽

Gabriele Cervino ◽

Massimo Pasi ◽

Emiliano Ferrari ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Survival Rates ◽

Health Impact ◽

Success Rates ◽

Marginal Bone Loss ◽

Bleeding On Probing ◽

Fixed Dental Prosthesis ◽

Technical Complications ◽

Low Profile ◽

The Difference ◽

One Year

Purpose: To evaluate preliminary data on survival and success rates of immediately loaded, screw-retained, restorations delivered on lower arches using narrow and low-profile OT Equator abutments. Methods: This retrospective study analyzed data of patients rehabilitated with OT Bridge (fixed prosthetic system built on OT Equator) prosthetic concept from November 2017 to February 2019 in five different centers. Outcome measures were implant and prosthetic survival rates, biological and technical complications, marginal bone loss (MBL), oral health impact profile (OHIP), bleeding on probing, and plaque index. Results: A total of 60 implants were inserted in 12 patients. Patients were followed for a mean period of 15.8 months (range 12–24). All the patients received OT Equator as intermediate abutments. Four out of 60 implants were connected to the prosthetic framework using only the Seeger system, without a screw. One year after loading, three implants failed (implant survival rate of 95.0%) in two patients. No prosthesis failed and no major biological and technical complications were experienced. One year after initial loading, the marginal bone level was 0.32 ± 0.2 mm. The OHIP before treatment was 87.7 ± 6.0. One year after treatment, OHIP was 23.6 ± 1.2. The difference was statistically significant (64.1 ± 7.2; p = 0.0000). One year after loading, 8.9% of the examined implant sites present positive bleeding on probing, while 5.8% of the implant sites presented plaque. Conclusions: The OT Equator abutments showed successful results when used to support mandible fixed dental prosthesis delivered on 4–6 implants. Whole prosthetic survival and success rates, high patient satisfaction, and good biological parameters were experienced one year after function. Further prospective studies are needed to confirm these preliminary results.

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1-Year Evaluation of OT Bridge Abutments for Immediately Loaded Maxillary Fixed Restorations: A Multicenter Study

European Journal of Dentistry ◽

10.1055/s-0040-1716632 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Rosario Acampora ◽

Marco Montanari ◽

Roberto Scrascia ◽

Emiliano Ferrari ◽

Massimo Pasi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Survival Rates ◽

Health Impact ◽

P Value ◽

Success Rates ◽

Marginal Bone Loss ◽

Bridge Abutments ◽

Bleeding On Probing ◽

Fixed Dental Prosthesis ◽

Low Profile ◽

One Year

Abstract Objective Preliminary data on survival and success rates of immediately loaded, maxillary, screw-retained, implant-supported, fixed restorations delivered on narrow and low-profile OT Equator abutments (OT Bridge, Rhein’83) were evaluated. Materials and Methods This retrospective study evaluated data collected from patients rehabilitated with OT Bridge prosthetic concept between November 2017 and February 2019 in six different centers. Outcome measures were implant and prosthetic survival rates, biological and technical complications, marginal bone loss (MBL), oral health impact profile (OHIP), bleeding on probing, and plaque index. Results A total of 76 implants were inserted in 14 patients. Patients were followed for a mean period of 15.8 months (range = 12–24). All the patients receive OT Equator (Rhein'83) as intermediate abutments. One year after loading, one implant failed (1.3%). None of the prosthesis failed. One prosthetic complication was experienced in one patient. Three out of 76 implants were connected to the prosthetic framework using only the Seeger system, without screw. Difference in OHIP values was statistically significant (71.9 ± 8.5; p = 0.000). One year after loading, MBL was 0.21 ± 0.11 mm and p-value was 0.000. One year after loading, 8.7% of the examined implant sites present positive bleeding on probing, while 6.4% of the implant sites presented plaque. Conclusion The OT Equator abutments (Rhein'83) showed successful results when used to support maxillary fixed dental prosthesis delivered on four to six implants. High implant and prosthetic survival rates, very low complications, high patient satisfaction, and good biological parameters, including only 0.2 mm of bone remodeling were experienced one year after function. Further studies are needed to confirm these preliminary results.

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Comparison of clinicopathological features and long-term prognosis between mixed predominantly differentiated-type and pure differentiated-type early gastric cancer

BMC Cancer ◽

10.1186/s12885-021-07962-x ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Yutaka Okagawa ◽

Tetsuya Sumiyoshi ◽

Hitoshi Kondo ◽

Yusuke Tomita ◽

Takeshi Uozumi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Gastric Cancer ◽

Early Gastric Cancer ◽

Vascular Invasion ◽

Survival Rates ◽

Malignant Potential ◽

Clinicopathological Features ◽

Node Metastasis ◽

Group 5 ◽

Long Term Prognosis

Abstract Background Recent studies have shown that mixed predominantly differentiated-type (MD) early gastric cancer (EGC) might have more malignant potential than pure differentiated-type (PD) EGC. However, no study has analyzed all differentiated-type EGC cases treated endoscopically and surgically. This study aimed to compare the differences in clinicopathological features and long-term prognosis between MD- and PD-EGC. Methods We evaluated all patients with differentiated-type EGCs who were treated endoscopically and surgically in our hospital between January 2010 and October 2014. The clinicopathological features and long-term prognosis of MD-EGC were compared with those of PD-EGC. Results A total of 459 patients with 459 lesions were evaluated in this study; of them, 409 (89.1%) and 50 (10.9%) were classified into the PD and MD groups, respectively. Submucosal invasion was found in 96 (23.5%) patients of the PD group and in 33 (66.0%) patients of the MD group (p < 0.01). The rates of positive lymphatic and vascular invasion and ulceration were significantly higher in the MD group than in the PD group (p < 0.01). The proportion of patients with lymph node metastasis was also significantly higher in the MD group than in the PD group (5 (10%) vs 6 (1.5%), p < 0.01). The 5-year overall and EGC-specific survival rates in the PD group were 88.3 and 99.5%, respectively, while they were 94.0 and 98.0% in the MD group, respectively. Conclusions MD-EGC has more malignant potential than PD-EGC. However, the long-term prognosis of MD-EGC is good and is not significantly different from that of PD-EGC when treated appropriately.

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Application of Immediate Loaded Mini Dental Implants for Retaining Mandibular Overdenture Prosthesis in Edentulous Patients: A Systematic Review

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app112210724 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (22) ◽

pp. 10724

Author(s):

Abdulaziz A. AlHelal

Keyword(s):

Dental Implants ◽

English Literature ◽

Treatment Options ◽

Survival Rates ◽

Tissue Response ◽

Marginal Bone Loss ◽

Probing Depth ◽

The Mean ◽

Edentulous Patients ◽

Mandibular Overdenture

The aim was to systematically review the efficacy of immediate loaded mini dental implants (MDIs) to retain mandibular overdentures in regards to survival rates of MDIs, peri-implant clinical and radiographic tissue response and associated factors. A literature search of English literature was performed using Google Scholar, Scopus, Web of Science, MEDLINE (OVID), EMBASE, and PubMed using predetermined inclusion criteria. Specific terms were utilized in searching from the inception of the respective databases up to April 2021. The focused question was: Do immediate loaded MDIs supporting mandibular overdentures present favorable treatment options for prosthetic rehabilitation? The 11 articles included in the present review examined 349 patients (198 males + 171 females [66.65 ± 6.28 years]) in which 1190 MDIs were placed to retain mandibular overdentures. The mean follow-up duration was 24.5 months. The cumulative survival rate of MDIs was 97.3%. The mean scores of plaque index, gingival index, probing depth, and bleeding on probing ranged between 0–3, 0–3, and 1.203–1.76 respectively, whereas the mean marginal bone loss values ranged from 0.42 ± 0.56 mm to 1.26 ± 0.64 mm. The results identified that the application of immediate loaded MDIs to retain mandibular overdentures are a potential treatment modality for edentulous patients.

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OT-Equator® Attachments Comparison for Retaining an Early Loaded Implant Overdenture on Two or Three Implants: 1 Year RCT Preliminary Data

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app11188601 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (18) ◽

pp. 8601

Author(s):

Marco Tallarico ◽

Gabriele Cervino ◽

Marco Montanari ◽

Roberto Scrascia ◽

Emiliano Ferrari ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Controlled Trial ◽

Survival Rates ◽

Marginal Bone Loss ◽

Patient Centered ◽

Randomized Controlled ◽

Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial ◽

Long Term Follow Up ◽

Implant Overdenture

The purpose of this multicenter randomized controlled trial was to compare the clinical, radiographic, and patient-centered outcomes of early loaded mandibular overdentures deliberately placed on two or three implants. The outcomes were: implant and prosthesis success and survival rates; biological and technical complications; marginal bone loss; patient satisfaction; and periodontal parameters. The results showed no differences between the groups in any of the outcomes analyzed. With the limitations of the present study, and looking at long-term follow-up, the gold standard of prosthetic rehabilitations with attachments, in agreement with the scientific community, should prefer two non-splinted implants.

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Do short implants have similar survival rates compared to standard implants in posterior single crown?: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research ◽

10.1111/cid.12634 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 20 (5) ◽

pp. 890-901 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Patricia Tolentino da Rosa de Souza ◽

Milena Binhame Albini Martini ◽

Luciana Reis Azevedo-Alanis

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Survival Rates ◽

Short Implants ◽

Single Crown ◽

Similar Survival

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Does Implant-Abutment Interface affect Marginal Bone Levels around Implants?

European Journal of Dentistry ◽

10.1055/s-0039-1688538 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 13 (01) ◽

pp. 047-052 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Eser Elemek ◽

Artun Urgancioglu ◽

Janberd Dincer ◽

Altug Cilingir

Keyword(s):

Bone Loss ◽

Dental Implants ◽

Marginal Bone Loss ◽

Single Crown ◽

Implant Abutment ◽

Different Types ◽

Group A ◽

Group B ◽

Switch Group

Abstract Objective The use of dental implants with different types of surface roughness and implant-abutment interface has brought about a situation of marginal bone loss. Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyze and compare marginal bone levels of different types of osseointegrated dental implants with platform switch (Group A: Ankylos, Mannheim, Germany) and platform match (Group B: Dentsply Xive, Mannheim, Germany, and Group C: MIS Implant Technologies, Karmiel, Israel). Materials and Methods One hundred and seven patients (52 men and 55 women) with a mean age of 54.79 (standard deviation ± 12.35) years and a total of 321 dental implants (Group A, n = 198; Group B, n = 58; and Group C, n = 65) placed in a private practice between April 2006 and May 2015 were retrospectively analyzed. In addition to demographic information and implant characteristics, marginal bone levels were evaluated by Image J (Wayne Rasband, National Institute of Health, Maryland) program. Results The mean age of all patients was 54.79 ± 12.35 years, and 51.5% of them were women. Implants supporting fixed bridge were most commonly used in all groups (65%), whereas only 20% were restored with a single crown and 15% with overdentures. In total, 47.5% of all implants showed no marginal bone loss. Mean bone loss in Group A was significantly lower (0.81 ± 1.60 mm) as compared to Group B (1.58 ± 1.59 mm) and Group C (1.18 ± 1.36) (p < 0.005). Conclusion Among different types of dental implants, platform switch seems to preserve marginal bone levels and increase the long-term success of dental implants.

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Medium- and long-term prognostic validity of competing classification proposals for the former somatoform disorders

Psychological Medicine ◽

10.1017/s0033291717000149 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 47 (10) ◽

pp. 1719-1732 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

S. Schumacher ◽

W. Rief ◽

K. Klaus ◽

E. Brähler ◽

R. Mewes

Keyword(s):

Healthcare Utilization ◽

Somatic Symptom ◽

Somatoform Disorders ◽

Longitudinal Design ◽

The Difference ◽

Long Term Prognosis ◽

Baseline Sample ◽

Relevant Factors

BackgroundDSM-5 introduced a fundamental revision of the category of somatoform disorders, which resulted in the new somatic symptom disorder (SSD) and related disorders. However, prognostic validity of SSD remains unclear, while other classification proposals, such as bodily distress disorder (BDD) or polysymptomatic distress disorder (PSDD), might be promising alternatives for the new ICD-11. Therefore, the comparison of the different approaches concerning long-term prognosis of disorder-relevant factors is of special interest.MethodIn a longitudinal design (baseline, 1-year, and 4-year follow-up), the three proposals (SSD, BDD, PSDD) were compared in an age-representative sample of the German general population (N = 321). To this end, the baseline sample was divided into three independent pairs of groups (with/without SSD, with/without BDD, with/without PSDD). It was tested how well each approach differentiated with regard to medium- and long-term healthcare utilization, number of symptoms, and impairment.ResultsCriteria for BDD distinguished best with regard to future healthcare utilization resulting in a large-sized effect (f = 0.44) for the difference between persons with and without BDD, while SSD and PSDD revealed only medium-sized effects (f = 0.28 and f = 0.32) between subjects with and without diagnosis. The three proposals distinguished equally well with regard to future subjective impairment (between f = 0.39 and f = 0.41) and the number of reported symptoms (between f = 0.77 and f = 0.83).ConclusionIn accordance with our data regarding prognostic validity, the current draft of the WHO group is based on the BDD proposal. However, existing limitations and weaknesses of the present proposal for the ICD-11 are further discussed.

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