Long-term survival of dental implants placed in the grafted maxillary sinus: systematic review and meta-analysis of treatment modalities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A prevalent modality to increase the amount of available bone prior to implantation is grafting of the maxillary sinus. Multiple factors such as the surgical technique, moment of implant placement as well as grafting materials and membranes are known to affect implant survival. However, the role of different factor combinations and associated reciprocal effects remain unclear. Conventional statistical methods do not consider inconsistency of study designs and do not take covariables into account. Hence, a systematic research and meta-analysis was conducted to investigate the influence of various treatment modalities on implant survival in the grafted maxillary sinus.

Materials and methods

A meta-analysis was conducted according to the PRISMA guidelines. Articles p

SUBMITTER: Duttenhoefer F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3776785 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature