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vide the clinician with a better understanding of an implant’s bone/soft tissue stability (Figs.1–12). The ideal scenario in modern implant dentistry wouldbetheimplantreplacementforeverymissing single tooth (Figs.13–14). The single tooth replace- ment guarantees good aesthetics, consequently to the fact that a single crown that follows all criteria of a natural-looking soft tissue emergence profile cansupportthesofttissueinordertorecreatepapil- lae anatomy. Another important aspect of single crown restorations on implants is that the patient can fol- low a better oral hygiene compared to bridgeworks. Nevertheless, bridgeworks are commonly used as alternatives to single tooth replacement. The rea- sonsaremultifactorial,withthecost-benefitfactor at first place (Figs.15–16). Another significant facet is the atrophic bone situation of the patient, were complicated and expensive bone graft procedures are needed before even thinking of placing single implants. Alternatively to sophisticated and expensive bridgeworks(Figs.17–18),cost-effectiveandsimple prosthetic techniques were developed in the last years. One of this techniques, the Fixed on SHORT™, allows to provide the patients with bone atrophies or partial bone deficiencies with a fixed, metal free prostheticthatcanbesupportedbyfourtosixshort implants (Figs.19–22). _Conclusion Inthisshortandsyntheticarticle,theauthorslike to show the variety of treatment options when im- plants and prosthetic materials are used with the criteria of long-term crestal bone preservation, recreation and long-term stabilisation of the bio- logicalwidtharoundtheimplant/crownandtheuse of short- and ultra-short implants in all clinical sit- uations. The proper selection of an ultra-short or shortimplantdependsstrictlyontheimplantdesign which dictates the implant’s function._ Editorial note: A complete list of references is available fromthepublisher. I industry report 40 I implants1_2013 Fig. 22Fig. 21 Figs. 15–16_Bridgeworks. Figs. 17–18_Complex bridgeworks. Figs. 19–22_Fixed-on-SHORTTM technique for fixed, metal free prosthetics. Fig. 20Fig. 19 Fig. 18Fig. 17 Fig. 16Fig. 15 Fig. 14Fig. 13 Prof Dr Mauro Marincola Via dei Gracchi,285 I-00192 Roma,Italy mmarincola@gmail.com _contact implants