Group 1 ITI Consensus Report: The influence of implant length and design and medications on clinical and patient-reported outcomes.
Ronald Ernst JungBilal Al-NawasMauricio AraujoGustavo Avila-OrtizStephen BarterNadine BrodalaVivianne ChappuisBo ChenAndre De SouzaRicardo Faria AlmeidaStefan FicklGary FinelleJeffrey GanelesHadi GholamiChristoph HammerleSimon JensenAsbjorn JokstadHideaki KatsuyamaJohannes KleinheinzChatchai KunavisarutNikos MardasAlberto MonjePanos PapaspyridakosMichael PayerEik SchiegnitzRalf SmeetsMartina StefaniniChristiaan Ten BruggenkateKonstantinos VazourasHans-Peter WeberDieter WeingartPéter WindischPublished in: Clinical oral implants research (2019)
It is concluded that short implants (≤6 mm) are a valid option in situations of reduced bone height to avoid possible morbidity associated with augmentation procedures; however, they reveal a higher variability and lower predictability in survival rates. Narrow diameter implants with diameters of 2.5 mm and more demonstrated no difference in implant survival rates compared to standard diameter implants. In contrast, it is concluded that narrow diameter implants with diameters of less than 2.5 mm exhibited lower survival rates compared to standard diameter implants. It is further concluded that there are no differences between tapered versus non-tapered dental implants. Certain medications such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and proton pump inhibitors showed an association with a higher implant failure rate.