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Maxillary sinus lift (augmentation) with long implants vs Short implants (5 to 8.5 mm) without sinus augmentation: Patient preference
- Population
- Patients with missing teeth and an atrophic posterior maxilla, with about 4 to 6 mm of residual alveolar bone height below the maxillary sinus
- Intervention
- Maxillary sinus lift (augmentation) with long implants
- Comparison
- Short implants (5 to 8.5 mm) without sinus augmentation
- Outcome
- Patient preference
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Maxillary sinus lift (augmentation) with long implants vs Short implants (5 to 8.5 mm) without sinus augmentation Patient preference · Patients with missing teeth and an atrophic posterior maxilla, with about 4 to 6 mm of residual alveolar bone height… · 4 months after loading Interventions for replacing missing teeth: augmentation procedures of the maxillary sinus (2010) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD008397, superseded | Felice 2009a: all patients expressed no preference for either procedure, judging both acceptable (this measurement was considered biased owing to the study design). | 1 study · 15 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventions for replacing missing teeth: augmentation procedures of the maxillary sinus 2014 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2014-01 | Not listed | Not assessed |
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- Maxillary sinus lift (augmentation) with long implants vs Short implants (5 to 8.5 mm) without sinus augmentation · Patients with missing teeth and an atrophic posterior maxilla, with residual bone height… · 1 review
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