Transalveolar sinus floor elevation using osteotomes without grafting in severely atrophic maxilla: a 5-year prospective study

• Published in: Clinical oral implants research Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 120 - 125
• Main Authors: Gu, Ying-Xin, Shi, Jun-Yu, Zhuang, Long-Fei, Qian, Shu-Jiao, Mo, Jia-Ji, Lai, Hong-Chang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Denmark Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Atrophy; Dental Implantation, Endosseous - methods; Dental Implants; Female; Humans; Male; Maxilla - pathology; Maxilla - surgery; Middle Aged; Osteotomy - instrumentation; Prospective Studies; Sinus Floor Augmentation - methods; survival rates; transalveolar sinus floor elevation; Treatment Outcome; transalveolar sinus floor elevation; dental implants; survival rates

Objective The aim of this study was to assess the clinical success of dental implants placed in severely atrophic maxilla (residual bone height ≤4 mm) using transalveolar sinus floor elevation (TSFE) without grafting. Furthermore, the implant stability during the healing period was also evaluated. M...