Review Article
Biomechanics and Load Resistance of Short Dental Implants: A Review of the Literature
Table 1
Overview of the reviewed studies and the obtained survival rates.
| Study | Number and length of implants | Restoration type | Study length | Survival rate |
| Rossi et al. [31] | 40, 6 mm | Single crowns | 2 years | 95% | Arlin [32] | 630, 6 mm | — | 2 years | 94% | Van Assche et al. [14] | 36, 6 mm | Maxillary overdenture | 2 years | 99% | Anitua and Orive [28] | 1,287, <8.5 mm | — | 47.9–24.46 months | 99.3%–98.8% | Misch et al. [35] | 745, 7 and 9 mm | — | 6 years | 98.9% | Griffin and Cheung [8] | 168, 6 and 8 mm | Single crowns and fixed partial dentures | 68 months | 100% | Pieri et al. [37] | 61, 4 and 6 mm | Fixed partial dentures in mandible | 2 years | 96.8% |
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