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The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the difference in marginal bone levels between short implants (4-8 mm) and standard implants (more than 8 mm). MethodsAn electronic database search of PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, Scopus, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and ClinicalTrials.govwere conducted for studies until March 2020.The grey literature was searched through conference papers in EMBASE, Web of Science and Scopus, manual search of journals (European Journal of Oral Implantology, Clinical Oral Implants Research and Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research).In addition, the reference lists of included studies manually searched.Only randomised control trials (RCTs) in which a parallel or paired design comparing short and standard dental implants were included.Risk of bias was assessed through a modified Cochrane collaboration tool.In addition, the Egger test and funnel plot were used to assess publication bias.
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