Four-millimeter implants supporting unsplinted metal-ceramic screw-retained crowns in posterior jaw: a retrospective case series

Otavio Henrique Pinhata-Baptista; Felipe Monteiro da Silva; Isabela Goulart Gil Choi; Arthur Rodriguez Gonzalez Cortes

doi:10.48797/sl.2024.122

Authors

Otavio Henrique Pinhata-Baptista Military Hospital of São Paulo Area, Brazilian Army, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3197-9576
Felipe Monteiro da Silva Military Hospital of São Paulo Area, Brazilian Army, São Paulo, SP, Brazil https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3190-4668
Isabela Goulart Gil Choi School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Arthur Rodriguez Gonzalez Cortes Department of Dental Surgery, Faculty of Dental Surgery, University of Malta, Msida, Malta https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6591-7256

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48797/sl.2024.122

Keywords:

case series, osseointegration, retrospective study, single crown, short implants

Abstract

Little is known about the clinical performance of unsplinted crowns supported by 4-mm implants. The objective of this investigation was to evaluate the clinical performance of extra-short implants supporting single restorations. A retrospective cross-sectional study design was used and included patients treated with 4-mm implants between 2014 and 2017. The influence of crown-to-implant ratio (CI ratio), age, sex, bleeding on probing, type of arch, implant diameter, occlusion antagonist and functional loading time on mesial and distal marginal bone loss around the implants were analyzed using univariate and multivariate linear regression models. A total of 27 cone morse dental implants with 4 mm was evaluated after a minimum post-loading time of 12 months. One implant was lost after loading, leading to an implant survival percentage equal to 96,3%. No other failure conditions were observed. From the variables analyzed herein, only CI ratio, functional loading time and sex were significantly associated with marginal bone loss on the mesial site of implants; and only CI ratio, functional loading time and bleeding on probing were associated with marginal bone loss on the distal site of implants. The present results suggest that 4-mm implants placed in the posterior maxilla and mandible to support unsplinted metal-ceramic screw-retained crowns may be a very promising alternative in order to enable the rehabilitation of posterior edentulous patients, who are unable or unwilling to undergo bone grafting procedures with high morbidity. However, further prospective long-term studies should confirm if this is a viable treatment option.

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