TY - JOUR 
A1 - Sierra Sánchez, José Luis
AU - Martínez González, María Amparo
AU - García Sala Bonmatí, Fernando
AU - Mañes-Ferrer, José Félix
AU - Brotons-Oliver, Alejandro
T1 - Narrow-diameter implants: Are they a predictable treatment option? A literature review
Y1 - 2014
SN - 1698-4447

UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11268/7784
AB - Objective: To evaluate the predictability of narrow-diameter implants as a treatment option in routine clinical
practice. A literature review was performed of studies reporting clinical results obtained with these implants.
Survival rates, peri-implant bone loss and related complications were evaluated. The working hypothesis was that
narrow-diameter implants offer clinical results similar to those obtained with implants of greater diameter.
Material and Methods: A Medline-PubMed search covering the period between 2002 and 2012 was carried out.
Studies published in English and with a follow-up period of at least 12 months were considered for inclusion. A
manual search was also conducted in different journals with an important impact factor.
Results: Twenty-one studies meeting the screening criteria were included in the literature review. A total of 2980
narrow-diameter implants placed in 1607 patients were analyzed.
Conclusions: The results obtained from the literature indicate that narrow-diameter implants are a predictable treatment option, since they afford clinical results comparable to those obtained with implants of greater diameter.
KW - Implantes dentales
KW - Odontología restauradora
KW - Revisiones sistemáticas
KW - Odontología
LA - eng
ER -