Clinical Study

Cumulative Success Rate of Short and Ultrashort Implants Supporting Single Crowns in the Posterior Maxilla: A 3-Year Retrospective Study

Table 3

Descriptive analysis of the success rate according to study groups.

VariableShortUltrashort
SuccessFailureSuccessFailure
(%) (%) (%) (%)

Implanted tooth type
Premolar55 (57.29)1 (50.00)10 (25.64)1 (50.00)
Molar41 (42.70)1 (50.00)29 (74.35)1 (50.00)
Implant surface
Integra-CP78 (83.87)2 (100)35 (94.59)2 (100)
HA-coated10 (10.75)0 (0.00)2 (5.40)0 (0.00)
Integra-Ti5 (5.37)0 (0.00)0 (0.00)0 (0.00)
Restorative material
Ceromer18 (18.75)0 (0.00)13 (33.33)2 (100)
Ceramic78 (81.25)2 (100)26 (66.66)0 (0.00)
Crown-to-implant ratio
<2 Units66 (69.47)1 (50.00)5 (12.82)0 (0.00)
>2 Units29 (30.52)1 (50.00)34 (87.17)1 (100)
Periodontal status before implantation
Periodontally compromised20 (52.63)1 (50.00)5 (21.73)1 (50.00)
Nonperiodontally compromised18 (47.36)1 (50.00)18 (78.26)1 (50.00)