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Treatment

Short implants: when bone height is limited

Short implants are designed for jaws with limited bone height, where a longer implant would need a bone graft or come close to a nerve or sinus. Straumann lists a Standard Plus 4 mm short implant and a TLX 4 mm implant.1

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In short
  • Straumann 4 mm Short Implants: Roxolid®, SLActive®, Ø4.1 and Ø4.8 mm.2
  • Can avoid grafting in selected cases.
  • Evidence compares short implants with longer implants plus grafting.

Evidence

Systematic review

A systematic review of randomised trials compared short (≤6 mm) implants with ≥10 mm implants across different clinical scenarios. 3

See the review for scenario-specific results and the quality-of-evidence grading.

Clinical review pending. Facts on this page are checked against the sources listed below (regulatory records, manufacturer documents, peer-reviewed research). A named clinician will review it before we call it medically reviewed.
Last updated 28 Sep 2026 · How we review

Sources

  1. Manufacturer documentationImplants for anatomical challenges — Institut Straumann AG. Accessed 28 Sep 2026.
  2. Regulatory recordFDA 510(k) K202942 — Straumann 4 mm Short Implants — U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 2021-02-08. Accessed 28 Sep 2026.
  3. Systematic reviewRavidà A et al. Short (≤6 mm) compared with ≥10 mm implants: systematic review of RCTs — J Clin Periodontol, 2024. Accessed 28 Sep 2026.

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