Ultra-Short Implants for Rehabilitation of the Edentulous Posterior Mandible: Outcomes after 2 Years

Rehabilitation of the posterior mandible when limited bone is present is one of the more difficult challenges in implant dentistry. Several techniques have been proposed to vertically augment bone. However, these techniques are unpredictable in the hands of the majority of the clinicians and associated with more trauma and a high incidence of failure. The use of short implants (6-8 mm) has been very well-documented in the literature. Recently, ultra-short implants (4 mm) became available and are 1 more option for rehabilitation of patients with vertical defects in the posterior mandible.

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