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Short Implants Versus Bone Augmentation and Longer Implants in Atrophic Maxillae. Five Year Post Loading Results of a Randomised Controlled Trial

Felice, P; Barausse, C; Pistilli, R; Buti, J; Gessaroli, M; Esposito, M; (2020) Short Implants Versus Bone Augmentation and Longer Implants in Atrophic Maxillae. Five Year Post Loading Results of a Randomised Controlled Trial. Clinical Trials in Dentistry , 02 (02) , Article 35. 10.36130/ctd.03.2020.04. Green open access

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Abstract

PURPOSE. To evaluate whether short (5 to 8.5 mm) dental implants could be a suitable alternative to longer (at least 11.5 mm long) implants for supporting dental prostheses placed in atrophic fully edentulous maxillae augmented with autogenous bone. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Twenty-eight patients with fully edentulous atrophic maxillae having 5 to 9 mm of residual crestal bone height at least 5 mm thick, as measured on CT scans, were randomised into two groups, either to receive four to eight short (5 to 8.5 mm) implants (15 patients) or autogenous bone from the iliac crest to allow the place-ment of at least 11.5 mm-long implants (13 patients). Both bone blocks and windows at lifted maxillary sinuses were covered with rigid resorbable barriers. Grafts were left to heal for 4 months before placing implants, which were submerged. After 4 months, pro-visional reinforced acrylic prostheses or bar-retained overdentures were delivered. Pro-visional prostheses were replaced after 4 months by definitive screw-retained metal-re- sin cross-arch restorations. Outcome measures were: Augmentation, prosthesis or implant failures, any complications, peri-implant marginal bone level changes, and pa-tient satisfaction. Patients were followed-up until 5 years after loading. RESULTS. All patients could be rehabilitated with implant-supported prostheses, but four patients dropped-out from the augmentation group and three from the short implant group. One bilateral sinus lift procedure failed due to infection, though short implants could be placed. Four implants failed in four patients from the augmentation group ver-sus three short implants in three patients (Fisher's exact test P = 0.6500; difference in proportions = -0.17; 95% CI -0.51 to 0.21). No prosthesis failed. Significantly more complica-tions occurred in augmented patients: 12 complications occurred in nine augmented pa-tients versus one complication in the short implant group (Fisher's exact test P = 0.0003; difference in proportions = -0.82; 95%o CI -0.97 to -0.41). Periapical radiographs of only four patients were readable, so no bone level could be measured at 5 years after loading. With the exception of three patients from the augmentation group, who were only partially satisfied with function, all remaining patients were fully satisfied with the treatment (P = 0.0957); all would have the treatment again. CONCLUSIONS. This study showed that in patients with fully edentulous atrophic maxillae, short implants can be a preferable alternative to longer implants placed in bone aug-mented with autogenous bone, the treatment being less invasive, cheaper, faster and associated with fewer complications.

Type: Article
Title: Short Implants Versus Bone Augmentation and Longer Implants in Atrophic Maxillae. Five Year Post Loading Results of a Randomised Controlled Trial
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.36130/ctd.03.2020.04
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.36130/CTD.03.2020.04
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: atrophic maxilla, bone augmentation, full edentulism, short implants
UCL classification: UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Eastman Dental Institute > Restorative Dental Sciences
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UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Eastman Dental Institute
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10157498
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