title: Effect of implant size and shape on implant success rates: a literature review.
abstract: Understanding and using biomechanical theories that effect endosseous implant design may improve the performance of implants in varying load conditions and allow the clinician to better apply this information with potentially improved success rates. The following article presents information from English peer-reviewed journals identified by a Medline search covering the years from 1974 through 2004, and attempts to integrate information available in the dental literature and address current controversies and issues in selecting diameter, length, and shapes of dental implants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Yonsei University, 134 Sinchon-dong, Seodaemoon-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea. jaehoon15@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Jae-Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Val
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Frias
authors.forename: Keun-Woo
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D015921:Dental Implants; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants