Authors
Nedir R., Nurdin N., Khoury P., Bischof M.
Title
Short implants placed with or without grafting in atrophic sinuses: The 3-year results of a prospective randomized controlled study
Journal
Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research 18(1):10-18, 2016
Abstract
Abstract Objectives: Over 5 years, (i) to evaluate the clinical efficiency of 8-mm implants placed with osteotome sinus floor elevation (OSFE) in extremely atrophic maxillae and (ii) to compare bone levels around implants placed with and without grafting. Material and methods: TE® SLActive® implants (Institut Straumann AG, Basel, Switzerland) were placed in sites with a residual bone height (RBH) of ≤4 mm. Before surgery, sinuses were randomized to receive anorganic bovine bone (control) or no graft (test). After 10 weeks of healing, implants were functionally loaded with single crowns. Bone levels were measured from standardized peri-apical radiographs. Results: Thirty-seven (17 test, 20 control) implants were placed in 12 patients (RBH: 2.4 ± 0.9 mm). Two early and one late failures occurred. The success rate was 91.9% (94.1% test, 90.0% control). All implants gained endo-sinus bone (3.8 ± 1.0 mm test, 4.8 ± 1.2 mm control; P = 0.004). Mean crestal bone loss (CBL) was 0.6 ± 1.1 mm, without a significant difference between the groups (P = 0.527). Mean bone gain and CBL did not change significantly between 1 and 5 years (P = 0.249 and P = 0.293, respectively). Conclusions: Atrophic posterior maxillae can be predictably rehabilitated using OSFE with a simultaneous implant placement. The new bone formed around implants after 1 year was stable after 5 years, irrespective of the presence or the absence of graft. Grafting was unnecessary to achieve an average bone augmentation of 3.8 mm, but more bone was gained with grafting.
Keywords
Keywords: atrophic maxilla; bone gain; bone graft; bone regeneration; crestal bone loss; dental implants; internal sinus lift; no grafting; osteotome sinus floor elevation; posterior maxilla; prospective randomized clinical trial; sinus lift.
