Clinical Evaluation of Short (6 mm) and Longer Implants Placed Side by Side in Posterior Partially Edentulous Area: A 3-Year Observational Study

Table 3

Data related to implant success, biological, and prosthetic complications.

		Short implant		Conventional implant
		Maxilla	Mandible	Maxilla	Mandible
Annual bone loss ≥ 0.2 mm	Mesial	0	3	0	3
	Distal	0	2	1	1
Total bone loss ≥ 0.6 mm	Mesial	0	0	0	1
	Distal	0	0	0	0
Sulcus bleeding index ≥1		0	2	0	1
Suppuration		0	0	0	0
Prosthetic complications		0	0	0	0