Survival/success rate of implants placed with crestal approach sinus lift in patients with <4 mm of residual bone height (RBH) and >4 mm of RBH
- Jaime Javier Molinos 1
- Carlos Manrique 1
- Sergio Trapote 1
- Juan Santiago 1
- Duarte Marques 2
- Pablo Romero 1
- Jaime Jimenez 1
- 1 Spain
- 2 Portugal
ISSN: 1600-0501
Year of publication: 2017
Volume: 28
Issue: 14
Pages: 30-30
Type: Article
More publications in: Clinical Oral Implants Research
Abstract
Background: Edentulous patients in the posterior maxilla often have insufficient quality and quantity of alveolar bone. The crestal approach sinus lift as been presented with several advantages over the lateral window approach, which includes the reduction of the operation time, lesser postoperative morbidity and trauma. Literature suggests that the residual bone height could influence the outcome of crestal procedures but controversial results have been published regarding the minimal amount of residual bone height