Maxillary sinus lift (augmentation) with long implants vs Short implants (5 to 8.5 mm) without sinus augmentation
Complications (at treated sites) · Patients with missing teeth and an atrophic posterior maxilla, with residual bone height between 4 and 9 mm below the maxillary sinus
Maxillary sinus lift (augmentation) with long implants may leads to higher complications (at treated sites) compared with short implants (5 to 8.5 mm) without sinus augmentation (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Interventions for replacing missing teeth: augmentation procedures of the maxillary sinus 2014 · Cochrane All outcomesmedian 1 year after loadingPeto OR 4.77 [1.79, 12.71]4 studies · 137 participantsLow