Abstract
A literature review is made to analyze the survival of implants placed with the osteotome technique. A PubMed search was made based on the key words “osteotome AND dental implants”, corresponding to publications between 1998-2008. The inclusion criteria were: a) a minimum of 10 patients; b) a minimum follow-up of 6 months; c) implants placed using the osteotome technique with or without indirect sinus lift; and d) specification of the implant number and survival rate. Sixty-four articles were identified, of which 20 met the inclusion criteria. A total of 2006 implants were placed in 1312 patients using the osteotome technique. The duration of follow-up after prosthetic loading ranged from 6-144 months. Indirect sinus lift was carried out in all but one of the studies. The residual crest height ranged from 2.3-11.7 mm. with a mean gain in bone after sinus lift of 2.5-5.5 mm. The time from implant placement to prosthetic loading varied from 1.5-9 months. The percentage implant survival rate was 90.5-100%. The survival rate of implants placed with the osteotome technique is high and does not differ with respect to implant placement with the conventional technique. Key words:Osteotomes, dental implants, indirect sinus lift.
Highlights
Summers was the first to describe the osteotome technique to increase bone density in the dental implant bed (1,2) and perform localized maxillary sinus lift (1,3)
Material and Methods A PubMed search was made based on the key words “osteotome AND dental implants”, limiting the search to human studies published in English in dental journals during the period 1998-2008
Sixty-four articles were identified with the key words “osteotome AND dental implants”
Summary
Introduction Summers was the first to describe the osteotome technique to increase bone density in the dental implant bed (1,2) and perform localized maxillary sinus lift (1,3). The literature offers little information on the predictability of implant placement using the osteotome technique without added sinus lift. Implant placement using the osteotome technique is carried out in combination with indirect sinus lift (5,6).
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