Short implants might be a predictable treatment alternative to long implants which often require additional augmentation procedures.

Selection Criteria This systematic review included studies of short implant placement with length #8.5 mm in posterior partially edentulous patients. All restorations were fixed prostheses, including single or multiple crowns. No patients in these studies were medically compromised. The study types included in this review could be randomized clinical trials or prospective or retrospective controlled or non-controlled clinical trials providing data about short implant length, diameter, surgical site, surface texture, and survival rate. The studies with unclear data of short implants were excluded. A total of 1354 articles were found in the initial electronic and manual searches. Of these, 33 articles fit the criteria. These final articles documented the results with 3573 short implants. In different types of statistical analysis or comparison, various numbers of implants were included from these studies.