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 residual bone height between 4 and 9 mm below the maxillary sinus
1 finding from 1 review
- Interventions for replacing missing teeth: augmentation procedures of the maxillary sinus 2014 · Cochrane All outcomes4 to 5 months after loadingFelice 2009a: all patients expressed no preference (biased by design). Esposito 2012: five months after loading, 15 patients preferred short implants whereas 5 described both procedures as equally acceptable.2 studiesGRADE not reported