A prospective, multi-center study assessing early loading with short implants in posterior regions. A 3-year post-loading follow-up study.
Jie HanZhihui TangXiao ZhangHuanxin MengPublished in: Clinical implant dentistry and related research (2017)
Three-year data indicates that the use of splinted 6 mm-short implants is a viable treatment in posterior regions with low marginal bone resorption. Early loading after 6 weeks should be taken cautiously in patients with known risk factors.