Comparing 4-mm dental implants to longer implants placed in augmented bones in the atrophic posterior mandibles: One-year results of a randomized controlled trial.

Amir Reza RoknAbbas MonzaviMehrdad PanjnoushHamid Mahmood HashemiMohammad Javad KharazifardTahereh Bitaraf

Published in: Clinical implant dentistry and related research (2018)

One-year after loading, 4-mm implants had similar outcomes as long implants in augmented bone. Therefore, short implants might be a feasible treatment in atrophic mandibles.

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