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Maxillary sinus lift (augmentation) with long implants vs Short implants (5 to 8.5 mm) without sinus augmentation: Augmentation procedure failure

Population
Patients with missing teeth and an atrophic posterior maxilla, with residual bone height between 4 and 9 mm below the maxillary sinus
Intervention
Maxillary sinus lift (augmentation) with long implants
Comparison
Short implants (5 to 8.5 mm) without sinus augmentation
Outcome
Augmentation procedure failure

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Maxillary sinus lift (augmentation) with long implants vs Short implants (5 to 8.5 mm) without sinus augmentation
Augmentation procedure failure · Patients with missing teeth and an atrophic posterior maxilla, with residual bone height between 4 and 9 mm below the… · 1 year after loading
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: augmentation procedures of the maxillary sinus (2014) · Cochrane All outcomes
One bilateral augmentation failure occurred in one trial only (Felice 2011).1 studyGRADE not reported

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: augmentation procedures of the maxillary sinus
2014 · Cochrane All outcomes
2014-01Not listedNot assessed
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