Primary study · included by 2 reviews

Randomized controlled multi-centre study comparing shorter dental implants (6 mm) to longer dental implants (11-15 mm) in combination with sinus floor elevation procedures: 10-year data.

Thoma 2024 · Thoma Daniel S, Haas Robert, Sporniak-Tutak Katarzyna, et al. · Journal of clinical periodontology · 2024

Included by

Ten-year outcomes of short dental implants (≤ 6 mm): a systematic review and sensitivity meta-analysis.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Thoma 2024 · Table 1; reference list

The review does not say which of its outcomes this study informs.

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 Thoma 2024 · Table 3 (cohort C, 10-year report used in synthesis; ref 16); Figure 3
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

2 including reviews in total.