Wiley, Clinical Oral Implants Research, 9(26), p. 1036-1042, 2014
DOI: 10.1111/clr.12394
Elsevier, Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 9(72), p. e62-e63, 2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2014.06.108
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Other ; OBJECTIVE Short implants are increasingly used, but there is doubt about their performance being similar to that of regular implants. The aim of this study was to compare the mechanical stability of short implants vs. regular implants placed in the edentulous posterior mandible. MATERIAL AND METHODS Twenty-three patients received a total of 48 short implants (5 × 5.5 mm and 5 × 7 mm) and 42 regular implants (4 × 10 mm and 4 × 11.5 mm) in the posterior mandible. Patients who received short implants had