{"id":3245,"date":"2006-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2005-12-31T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ardentis.ch\/publications\/osteotome-sinus-floor-elevation-without-grafting-material-a-1-year-prospective\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T15:05:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:05:11","slug":"osteotome-sinus-floor-elevation-without-grafting-material-a-1-year-prospective","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/www.ardentis.ch\/en\/publications\/osteotome-sinus-floor-elevation-without-grafting-material-a-1-year-prospective\/","title":{"rendered":"Osteotome sinus floor elevation without grafting material. A 1-year prospective pilot study with ITI implants."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Authors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nedir R., Bischof M., Vazquez L., Szmukler-Moncler S., Bernard J.-P.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Title<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Osteotome sinus floor elevation without grafting material. A 1-year prospective pilot study with ITI implants.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Journal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Clinical Oral Implants Research 17:678-685, 2006<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Link<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardentis.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Nedir_et_al_article.pdf\">https:\/\/www.ardentis.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Nedir_et_al_article.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Abstract\n\nObjective: The aim of the present pilot study was to evaluate: (1) the predictability of an osteotome sinus floor elevation procedure with ITI-SLA implants without placing a bone grafting material, and (2) the possibility to gain bone height without filling the created space with a bone grafting material.\n\nMaterial and methods: Seventeen patients received 25 implants protruding in the sinus. Most implants (21\/25) were 10 mm long, eight were inserted in type 2 bone, 12 in type 3 and five in type 4 bone. At implant placement, the mean residual bone height (RBH) under the maxillary sinus was 5.4 \u00b1 2.3 mm; it was 5.7 \u00b1 2.6 mm on the mesial side and 5.1 \u00b1 1.9 mm on the distal side. Nineteen implants had less than 6 mm of bone on at least one side and six implants had less than 6 mm on both sides. A healing period of 3\u20134 months was allowed before abutment tightening at 35 Ncm. The percentage of stable implants at abutment tightening and at the 1-year control was calculated. The endo-sinus bone gain and the crestal bone loss (CBL) at the mesial and distal sides were measured.\n\nResults: Abutments were tightened after 3.1 \u00b1 0.4 months. All implants but one (96%) resisted the applied 35 Ncm torque. At the 1-year control, all implants were clinically stable and supported the definitive prosthesis. All showed endo-sinus bone gain; the mean gain was 2.5 \u00b1 1.2 mm. The mean CBL was 1.2 \u00b1 0.7 mm. Endo-sinus bone gain and RBH showed a strong negative correlation (r \u00bc \u2014 0.78 on the mesial side and \u2014 0.80 on the distal side). A good correlation (r \u00bc 0.73) was found between implant penetration in the sinus and endo-sinus bone gain.\n\nConclusion: Elevation of the sinus membrane alone without addition of bone grafting material can lead to bone formation beyond the original limits of the sinus floor. Despite a limited RBH at implant placement, a healing period of 3 months was sufficient to resist a torque of 35 N cm and to lead to a predictable implant function at the 1-year control.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Keywords<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Keywords\n\nDental implants, grafting material, ITI implants, osteotome, posterior maxilla, sinus lift, sinus osteotome<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authors Nedir R., Bischof M., Vazquez L., Szmukler-Moncler S., Bernard J.-P. Title Osteotome sinus floor elevation without grafting material. A 1-year prospective pilot study with ITI implants. Journal Clinical Oral Implants Research 17:678-685, 2006 Link https:\/\/www.ardentis.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Nedir_et_al_article.pdf Abstract Abstract Objective: The aim of the present pilot study was to evaluate: (1) the predictability of an osteotome [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5208,"template":"","meta":{"video_url":"","sticky":false},"publication_tag":[],"class_list":["post-3245","publication","type-publication","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Osteotome sinus floor elevation without grafting | Ardentis<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Osteotome sinus floor elevation without grafting material. 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