Primary study · included by 1 review

Short implants as an alternative to crestal sinus lift: A 1-year multicentre randomised controlled trial.

Felice 2015 · Felice Pietro, Pistilli Roberto, Barausse Carlo, et al. · European journal of oral implantology · 2015

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Short Implants Versus Sinus Floor Elevation With Standard Implants in the Atrophic Posterior Maxilla: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Felice 2015 · Table 3 (cohort A, 1-year report; ref 10)
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Implant survival (patient level)
Short implants (<=6 mm) placed without sinus floor elevation vs Standard implants (>8 mm) placed with sinus floor elevation (lateral or transcrestal) · Latest follow-up per cohort (36 to 120 months)
RR 1.00 [0.56, 1.76]2 studies · 154 participantsVery low
Implant survival (patient level)
Short implants (<=6 mm) placed without sinus floor elevation vs Standard implants (>8 mm) placed with sinus floor elevation (lateral or transcrestal) · Latest follow-up per cohort (36 to 120 months)
RR 0.99 [0.87, 1.12]3 studies · 174 participantsGRADE not reported
Implant survival (patient level)
Short implants (<=6 mm) placed without sinus floor elevation vs Standard implants (>8 mm) placed with sinus floor elevation (lateral or transcrestal) · Latest follow-up per cohort (36 to 120 months)
RR 1.00 [0.56, 1.76]2 studies · 154 participantsGRADE not reported
Implant survival (patient level)
Short implants (<=6 mm) placed without sinus floor elevation vs Standard implants (>8 mm) placed with sinus floor elevation (lateral or transcrestal) · Latest follow-up per cohort (36 to 120 months)
RR 0.99 [0.94, 1.04]2 studiesGRADE not reported
Implant survival (patient level)
Short implants (<=6 mm) placed without sinus floor elevation vs Standard implants (>8 mm) placed with sinus floor elevation (lateral or transcrestal) · Latest follow-up per cohort (36 to 120 months)
RR 0.99 [0.93, 1.05]3 studies · 174 participantsGRADE not reported
Implant survival (implant level)
Short implants (<=6 mm) placed without sinus floor elevation vs Standard implants (>8 mm) placed with sinus floor elevation (lateral or transcrestal) · Latest follow-up per cohort (36 to 120 months)
RR 1.00 [0.93, 1.08]2 studiesGRADE not reported
Implant survival (patient level)
Short implants (<=6 mm) placed without sinus floor elevation vs Standard implants (>8 mm) placed with sinus floor elevation (lateral or transcrestal) · Latest follow-up per cohort (36 to 120 months)
RR 1.00 [0.91, 1.09]2 studies · 154 participantsGRADE not reported

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