Rethinking Implant Length: A Density‐Dependent Analysis of Primary Stability—An In Vitro Evaluation Using Resonance Frequency Analysis and Insertion Torque
Sergio Alexandre Gehrke, Gracey Mosley, Juliana Campos Hasse Fernandes, Gustavo Vicentis Oliveira Fernandes · 2026
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Sergio Alexandre Gehrke and colleagues tested dental implant length in a 2026 lab study. Dental implants are metal posts set in the jaw to hold false teeth. How firmly a post grips at first helps predict whether it will fuse with bone. The team placed posts of four lengths, from five to eight millimeters, into foam blocks. The blocks mimicked bone from dense to soft, with thin or thick hard shells.
In dense foam, longer posts gripped harder and scored higher on a shake test. In soft foam the longest post also gripped best, and the shortest gripped worst. The authors say length counts most when bone is poor. Short posts can still grip well in dense bone and may lower surgery risks there. In weak bone, added length is key, they conclude.
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| CREATOR | Sergio Alexandre Gehrke, Gracey Mosley, Juliana Campos Hasse Fernandes, Gustavo Vicentis Oliveira Fernandes |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 24127 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |