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Long-term survival of dental implants placed in the grafted maxillary sinus: systematic review and meta-analysis of treatment modalities.
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- Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Socket Preservation Technique Using Allogeneic and Xenogeneic Materials: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2026Article
- Effects of Maxillary Sinus Augmentation on Endosseous Dental Implant Survival: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Cureus · 2026Review
- Clinical outcomes of dental implants placed in the augmented maxillary sinus: A 5-year retrospective study.Dental research journal · 2025Article
- Comparison of three approaches for treating the bony access window in lateral sinus floor elevation: a retrospective analysis.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Effect of the size of the bony access window and the collagen barrier over the window in sinus floor elevation: a preclinical investigation in a rabbit sinus model.Journal of periodontal & implant science · 2022Article
- Tomographic Imaging of Mucociliary Clearance Following Maxillary Sinus Augmentation: A Case Series.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- Assessment of maxillary sinus lifting procedure in the presence of chronic sinusitis, a retrospective comparative study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2021Article
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- Morse Taper Connection Implants Placed in Grafted Sinuses in 65 Patients: A Retrospective Clinical Study with 10 Years of Follow-Up.International journal of dentistry · 2017Article
- Mesenchymal stem cells in maxillary sinus augmentation: A systematic review with meta-analysis.World journal of stem cells · 2015Article
- Tissue engineering for bone regeneration and osseointegration in the oral cavity.Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials · 2015Review
- Follow-up of implant survival comparing ficoll and bone marrow aspirate concentrate methods for hard tissue regeneration with mesenchymal stem cells in humans.BioResearch open access · 2014Article
- Maxillary Sinus Floor Augmentation With or Without Barrier Membrane Coverage of the Lateral Window: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of oral & maxillofacial researchReview
- Clinical, Radiographic, and Histologic Evaluation of Maxillary Sinus Lift Procedure Using a Highly Purified Xenogenic Graft (Laddec(®)).Journal of oral & maxillofacial researchArticle
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundA prevalent modality to increase the amount of available bone prior to implantation is grafting of the maxillary sinus. Multiple factors such as the surgical technique, moment of implant placement as well as grafting materials and membranes are known to affect implant survival. However, the role of different factor combinations and associated reciprocal effects remain unclear. Conventional statistical methods do not consider inconsistency of study designs and do not take covariables into account. Hence, a systematic research and meta-analysis was conducted to investigate the influence of various treatment modalities on implant survival in the grafted maxillary sinus. MATERIALS AND
methodsA meta-analysis was conducted according to the PRISMA guidelines. Articles published from 1980 through January 2013 were electronically and manually searched in MEDLINE (Ovid), the Cochrane Register of Controlled Trials, the Database of Abstracts of Effects, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Clinical reports on single intervention sinus augmentation with root-form implants, a minimum of 10 patients and 6 months of loading were eligible for inclusion if implant survival was stated or calculable. Results were calculated by non-parametric univariate Kaplan-Meier analysis and Bayesian multivariate interval-censored Cox regression.
resultsA total of 122 publications on 16268 endosseous implants placed in grafted maxillary sinus were included. The treatment parameters surgical approach, grafting material and implant type showed no selective preference. However, application of membranes showed a significantly reduced hazard-ratio, independent of other co-factors.
conclusionsThe use of membranes is the most significant factor to achieve long-term implant survival in sinus augmentation procedures. More data exceeding 3 years follow-up are needed to address prospective confounding and improve clinical evidence.
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