Abstract
Objectives To evaluate the survival of the implants placed into various materials used in the maxillary sinus lift procedure. The materials were autogenous bone hydroxyapatite (HA) alone or in combination with autogenous bone or demineralized freeze-dried bone (DFDB).
Data sources Medline computer search of the English literature between 1980 and 1996.
Study selection Only 10 of 28 identified studies met the inclusion criteria of >10 patients in each study all receiving root form endosseous implants, <5% loss in follow-up over 6 months and reporting of survival data of the implants.
Data extraction and synthesis Proportion of surviving implants calculated with 95% confidence intervals. Patients were followed up for up to 60 months.
Results
Conclusions These studies suggest that implant survival rates were similar for autogenous bone, HA/autogenous bone mix, HA/DFDB, and HA alone.
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Tong DC, Rioux K, Drangsholt M, Beirne OR. A Review of Survival Rates for Implants Placed in Grafted Maxillary Sinuses Using Meta-analysis. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants 1998; 13: 175–181
Address for reprints: Dr O Ross Beirne, Dept of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Box 57134, Seattle, WA 98195-7134, USA.
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Brickley, M. Better research needed for implants in grafted maxillary sinuses. Evid Based Dent 2, 18 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ebd.6400014
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