Clinical Effectiveness of 6.5-mm-Long Implants to Support Two-Implant Fixed Prostheses in Premolar-Molar Region: The Influence of Immediate Loading and the Length of Splinting Implant.
Eduardo AntiuaCarlos FloresJavier FloresMohammad Hamdan AlkhraisatPublished in: Journal of prosthodontics : official journal of the American College of Prosthodontists (2018)
Immediate loading of short (6.5-mm-long) implants in the premolar-molar regions did not jeopardize their survival. Two-implant supported prostheses had the same clinical effectiveness, whether extra-short implants were splinted to another extra-short implant or to a longer one.