Review Article

Use of Narrow-Diameter Implants in Completely Edentulous Patients as a Prosthetic Option: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Table 4

Included papers with characteristics.
(a)

AuthorYearStudy typeStudy type 2Follow-up mean (range)Surgical intervention (surgical guide)Implant systemImplant typeAbutments

Abbas H. et al.2017ProspectiveCase series4 years (nr)Flapless (nr)Implasa HöchestsTwo piecesBall attachments
Aunmeungtong W. et al.2016Prospectiverct1 year (nr)Flapless (lab template)pw plusTwo piecesEquator
El-Sheikh AM et al.2012ProspectiveCase series2 years (nr)Flap (nr)StraumannTwo piecesLocator abutment
Jawad S. et al.2017Prospectiverct6 months (nr)Flap (nr)AstraTwo piecesBall attachments
Ma et al.2016Prospectiverct7.6 years (1-10 years)Flap (nr)Nobel/southernTwo piecesBall attachments/u shape bar
Marcello-Machado et al.2018ProspectiveCohort1 year (1 year)Flap (nr)NeodentTwo piecesEquator
Morneburg2008ProspectiveCohort6 years (1-9 years)Flapless (lab template)Microplant, Komet Brasseler GroupTwo piecesMagnetic/o-ring
Müller F. et al.2015Prospectiverct5 years (3-6 years)nrStraumannTwo piecesLocator abutment
Zweers et al.2013RetrospectiveCohort3 years (nr)Flap (lab template)StraumannTwo piecesBall/locator

(b)

Patient age—mean (restored arch)Initial of patients ( at the end of follow-up)Initial of rehabilitations ( of rehabilitations at the end of follow-up)Initial of implants ( of implants at the end of follow-up)Implant diameter (implant length)LoadingProsthesis type

53.5 (mandible)12 (12)12 (12)24 (24)3.2 mm (11.5 mm)Immediate
<7 days and conventional
12 ovd on 2 implants
67.92 (mandible)40 (40)40 (40)120 (120)3 mm (12 mm)Immediate
<7 days
20 ovd on 2 implants; 20 ov on 4 implants
60.4 (mandible)20 (20)20 (20)50 (50)3.3 mm (10/12/14 mm)Early
1-3 months
10 ovd on 2 implants/10 ov on 3 implants
68.5 (mandible)24 (22)24 (24)48 (44)3 mm (11 mm)Early
1-3 months
ovd su 2 implants
64 (maxilla and mandible)39 (23)39 (23)117 (69)3.3 mm/3.25 mm (10/11.5/13/15 mm)Conventional
>3 months
ovd on 2 implants (mandible); old on 3 implants with bar or ball att. (maxilla)
67.5 (mandible)30 (30)30 (20)60 (50)2.9 mm (10 mm)3 monthsovd on 2 implants
69 (mandible)67 (61)67 (61)134 (122)2.5 mm (09/12/15 mm)Conventional
>3 months
ovd on 2 implants
(mandible)91 (47)91 (47)182 (94)3.3 mm (8/10/12/14 mm)Early
1-3 months
ovd on 2 implants
69 (mandible)75 (75)75 (75)150 (150)3.3 mm (8/10/12/14 mm)Early
1-3 months
ovd on 2 implants