SynthesisClinical oral investigations2020
The sandwich osteotomy technique to treat vertical alveolar bone defects prior to implant placement: a systematic review.
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- Clinical performance of short implants vs. standard implants in edentulous patients. An umbrella review.Frontiers in oral health · 2025Pooled it
- Short versus standard implants at sinus augmented sites: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical oral investigations · 2022Pooled it
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- Simplified Vertical Ridge Augmentation in Severely Resorbed Alveolar Ridges Using a Novel Wide-Head Tenting Pole Screw: Clinical and Histomorphometric Analysis-A Case Series.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Dynamic Computer-Aided Navigation System in Dentoalveolar Surgery and Maxillary Bone Augmentation in a Dental Setting: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Retrospective Radiographic Evaluation of Ridge Dimensional Changes After Vertical Augmentation Using the Novel Wide-Head Tent Pole Screw Technique.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2025Article
- Finite Element Assessment of a Novel Patient-Specific Mandibular Implant for Severely Atrophic Ridge.BioMed research international · 2024Article
- Recent Clinical Treatment and Basic Research on the Alveolar Bone.Biomedicines · 2023Review
- Structurally optimized honeycomb scaffolds with outstanding ability for vertical bone augmentation.Journal of advanced research · 2022Article
- Testosterone Enanthate: An In Vitro Study of the Effects Triggered in MG-63 Cells.Biomolecules · 2022Article
- Short Narrow Dental Implants versus Long Narrow Dental Implants in Fixed Prostheses: A Prospective Clinical Study.Dentistry journal · 2022Article
- Clinical performance of short versus standard dental implants in vertically augmented bone: an overview of systematic reviews.Clinical oral investigations · 2021Review
- Postoperative Morbidity and Complications in Elderly Patients after Harvesting of Iliac Crest Bone Grafts.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Article
- Survival Rate of 1008 Short Dental Implants with 21 Months of Average Follow-Up: A Retrospective Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe aim of this systematic review was to investigate the predictability of the sandwich osteotomy technique to provide sufficient alveolar bone height for dental implant therapy in vertically atrophic jaws. MATERIAL AND
methodsA MEDLINE (Pubmed), EMBASE and Cochrane Library electronic search and a manual search were performed until July 2018. Any clinical study published in English, reporting data on at least 10 patients rehabilitated with implant-supported dental prostheses after vertical ridge augmentation by means of the sandwich osteotomy technique and followed for at least 12 months after loading, was included. Data on study and patients' characteristics, interventions provided, implant and prostheses survival rates and complications were extracted from the included studies. Each study design was evaluated using the Cochrane Collaboration's tool for assessing risk of bias.
resultsInitially, 415 records were identified, from which 10 full-text articles could be included in the final qualitative analysis. Implant survival rate after a mean follow-up of 3.7 years (median: 3 years; range: 1-7 years) was 94% (median: 93%; range: 91-100%). Peri-implant mean marginal bone resorption was 1.6 mm (median: 1.4 mm; range: 0.6-4.7 mm). The calculated mean alveolar bone height available at the time of implant placement was 11.3 mm (median: 11.5 mm; range: 7.8-16 mm). A temporary sensory disturbance of the inferior alveolar nerve was the most commonly reported complication following the sandwich osteotomy.
conclusionsThe present systematic review documents that implant survival rate after mandibular vertical ridge augmentation using the sandwich osteotomy technique is high after up to 5 years of loading. The complication rate can be considered moderate and has predominantly a transient nature. Data on the long-term behavior of the augmented bone and inserted implants are missing. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The present technique can be considered a reliable treatment option in cases of moderate vertical bone deficiency of the posterior mandible to provide suitable conditions for later implant placement. Intra- and post-operative complications do not seem to jeopardize the final outcome.
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