title: Performance of short implants in partial restorations: 3-year follow-up of Osseotite implants.
abstract: Short-length implants should be at a performance disadvantage because of the more limited surface area with which to resist occlusal forces. Nevertheless, anecdotal observations find many short implants performing well in different restorative conditions. This retrospective, multicenter study seeks to compare formally implant performance based on length. The success of 7 and 8.5-mm Osseotite implants (Implant Innovations, Inc., Palm Beach Gardens, FL) was determined as: absence of mobility; no persistent and/or irreversible signs or symptoms of pain, infection, paresthesia, or violation of the mandibular canal; no evidence of peri-implant radiolucency; and no progressive crestal bone loss. Implant location, restoration type, bone density, and smoking status of the patients were recorded. A total of 188 patients received 311 short Osseotite implants that were placed mostly in soft bone and supported 216 partially edentulous cases in the maxilla or mandible. Most restorations (95.2%) are short-span fixed partial dentures placed in the posterior sextants. During 3 years of follow-up, 13 implants failed, yielding a cumulative success rate of 95.8%. In 9 of these cases, failure occurred before prosthetic loading, and in 4, the patient was a smoker. The overall success rate compares favorably with the available literature for the performance of implants in general, and short implants in particular.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, ACTA/VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Ronnie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Goené
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bianchesi
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hüerzeler
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Del Lupo
authors.forename: Tiziano
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Testori
authors.forename: Mithriadade
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Davarpanah
authors.forename: Ziad
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jalbout
mesh_terms: D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000209:etiology; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology; D015519:Bone Density / Q000502:physiology; D015921:Dental Implants; D019250:Dental Implants, Single-Tooth; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology; D010486:Periapical Tissue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012907:Smoking; D013499:Surface Properties; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants