Short Implants in Partially Edentulous Maxillae and Mandibles: A 10 to 20 Years Retrospective Evaluation

Table 4

Short and standard implants distribution: compliances and failures.

Site	Implant size (mm)	Type of prosthesis	Cause of compliance	Cause of failure
24	3.75 × 8	FCD	—	Mobility due to severe peri-implantitis
36	4.1 × 8	FPD	—	Mobility due to severe peri-implantitis
16	4.1 × 8	FPD	—	Mobility due to severe peri-implantitis
15	4.1 × 8	FPD	—	Mobility due to severe peri-implantitis
46	4.8 × 8	ST	Pathologic periimplant bone resorption	—
35	4.1 × 8	FPD	Successfully treated periimplantitis	—
24	4.1 × 8	ST	Successfully treated periimplantitis	—
15	4.1 × 8	FPD	Successfully treated periimplantitis	—
25	4.1 × 8	ST	Successfully treated periimplantitis	—
24	4.1 × 8	FCD	Pathologic periimplant bone resorption
16	4.1 × 8	ST	Pathologic periimplant bone resorption	—
24	4.1 × 8	FPD	Successfully treated periimplantitis	—
45	4.1 × 8	FPD	Pathologic periimplant bone resorption
16	4.8 × 10	ST	—	Mobility due to severe peri-implantitis
24	4.1 × 10	FCD	—	Mobility due to severe peri-implantitis
25	3.75 × 10	FPD	—	Mobility due to severe peri-implantitis
36	4.1 × 10	FPD	—	Mobility due to severe bone resorption
37	4.1 × 10	FPD	Successfully treated periimplantitis	—
14	4.1 × 10	FPD	Pathologic periimplant bone resorption	—
25	4.8 × 10	FPD	Successfully treated periimplantitis	—
16	4.1 × 10	ST	Successfully treated periimplantitis	—
46	4.1 × 10	FPD	Successfully treated periimplantitis	—
25	4.1 × 10	FPD	Successfully treated periimplantitis	—
35	4.1 × 10	ST	Pathologic periimplant bone resorption	—
25	4.1 × 10	ST	Pathologic periimplant bone resorption	—
34	4.1 × 10	FPD	Pathologic periimplant bone resorption	—
16	4.8 × 10	FPD	Pathologic periimplant bone resorption	—
44	4.1 × 10	FPD	Successfully treated periimplantitis	—

Tooth numbers: 14: maxillary right first premolar, 15: maxillary right second premolar, 16: maxillary right first molar, 24: maxillary left first premolar, 25: maxillary left second premolar, 35: mandibular right second premolar, 36: mandibular left first molar, 37: mandibular left second molar, 44: mandibular right first premolar, and 46: mandibular right first molar. ST: single tooth prosthesis, FCD: fixed complete dentures, PFD: partial fixed dentures.