A 3-year post-loading report of a randomised controlled trial on the rehabilitation of posterior atrophic mandibles: short implants or longer implants in vertically augmented bone?

Objectives: To evaluate whether 6.3 mm-long implants could be a suitable alternative to longer implants placed in vertically augmented atrophic posterior mandibles.

Materials And Methods: Sixty partially edentulous patients having 7 to 8 mm of residual crestal height and at least 5.