Short (≤6 mm) compared with ≥10-mm dental implants in different clinical scenarios: A systematic review of randomized clinical trials with meta-analysis, trial sequential analysis and quality of evidence grading.

Aim: To systematically identify, synthesize and critically summarize the available scientific evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) regarding whether short (≤6 mm) perform as well as long (≥10 mm) implants regarding implant survival, marginal bone loss, and biologic and prosthetic complications in different clinical scenarios.

Materials And Methods: Cochrane Collaboration's risk of bias tool and the GRADE approach were applied. Results were synthesized using random-effects meta-analyses assessed by trial sequential analyses.

Retrospective Outcomes of Horizontal Guided Bone Regeneration at Partially Edentulous Sites with a Facially Oriented Crestal Incision (FOCIS) Design.

This retrospective study aimed to describe the facially oriented crestal incision (FOCIS) and assess the incidence of flap dehiscence and its efficacy in simultaneous and staged guided bone regeneration (GBR) procedures. The data of 41 patients treated with FOCIS GBR were analyzed. The primary outcome analyzed was the rate of initial wound closure.

The peri-implant phenotype and implant esthetic complications. Contemporary overview.

Objective: To provide a contemporary and comprehensive overview of the hard and soft tissue biological structures surrounding an osseointegrated dental implant (peri-implant referred to as the peri-implant phenotype), in the context of peri-implant esthetic complications.

Overview: The individual components of the peri-implant phenotype (keratinized mucosa width, mucosal thickness, supracrestal tissue height, and the peri-implant buccal bone) have been linked to different aspects of implant esthetics, as well as health-related aspects. At the time of implant therapy, respecting the biology of the peri-implant hard and soft tissues, and anticipating their remodeling patterns can alleviate future esthetic complications.