Armando Davide Volpe

Mr. Armando Davide Volpe

Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Campania, Italy
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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

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26 April 2022 in Materials
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LGLuigi Guida
Luigi Guida
Eriberto BressanEriberto Bressan
Eriberto Bressan
GCGennaro Cecoro
Gennaro Cecoro
AVArmando Davide Volpe
Armando Davide Volpe
Massimo Del FabbroMassimo Del Fabbro
Massimo Del Fabbro
Marco AnnunziataMarco Annunziata
Marco Annunziata
Objectives: The present systematic review and meta-analysis aims to analyse the clinical performance of short compared to longer implants inserted in sites without the need for bone augmentation. Methods: The protocol of the present PRISMA-driven meta-analysis was registered on PROSPERO (CRD42021264781). Electronic and manual searches were performed up to January 2022. All Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) comparing short (≤6 mm) to longer (≥8.5 mm) implants placed in non-atrophic and non-augmented sites were included. The quality of the included studies was assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias tool for randomized clinical trials (RoB 2) and the quality of evidence was determined with the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) approach. A meta-analysis was performed on implant survival rate, marginal bone level change (MBLc), and technical and biological complications at the available follow-up time points. The power of the meta-analytic findings was determined by trial sequential analysis (TSA). Results: From 1485 initial records, 13 articles were finally included. No significant difference was found in the survival rate between short and long implant at any follow-up (moderate quality of evidence). Significantly more bone loss for long implants at 1 and 5 years from implant placement and more technical complications with short implants at 10 years were found. No other significant inter-group differences in terms of MBLc and biological complications were detected. Conclusions: Moderate evidence exists suggesting that short implants perform as well as longer ones in the rehabilitation of edentulous sites without the need for bone augmentation. Further long-term, well-designed RCTs, however, are still needed to provide specific evidence-based clinical recommendations for an extended use of short implants in non-atrophic sites.