Aim: The purpose of the present research was to evaluate various sinus augmentation techniques for implant placements. Methodology: Four were evaluated: 1-stage bone-added osteotome floor elevation procedure (BAOSFE) with simultaneous placement; 2-stage BAOSFE delayed lateral window and placement. Patients followed 18 72 months (mean: 52.5 months) after prosthesis Data analyzed cone-beam comput...

PURPOSE To evaluate the long-term outcome of a single-step ridge expansion osteotome procedure and implant placement combined with guided bone regeneration in patients presenting narrow maxillary alveolar ridges. MATERIALS AND METHODS During the period 1999 to 2010, 41 patients aged 19 to 77 years (18 males; 23 females) suffering from partial or full edentulism associated with horizontal reso...

OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to evaluate the outcome of immediate functional loading of implants in single-tooth replacement using two different installation procedures. MATERIAL AND METHODS One hundred and fifty-one subjects, who required single-tooth rehabilitation in the area of 15-25 and 35-45, were enrolled in eight private clinics in Italy. The implant sites were randomly...

An image guidance system for computer assisted orthopedic surgery is described. 3D localizers are attached to standard hand-held surgical tools such as osteotomes in order to precisely estimate the position and pose of the tools in real time. 3D localizers are widely used for the navigation of neurosurgery. In orthopedic surgery such as acetabular osteotomy, however, the position and pose infor...

PURPOSE It was the aim of the present study to clinically evaluate the success of osteotome-mediated sinus floor elevation (OMSFE) using autogenous and xenogenic bone and a variety of screw-type implants. MATERIALS AND METHODS From August 1995 to February 2003, 276 OMSFE procedures with simultaneous implant placement were completed in 167 patients. RESULTS The mean residual bone height (RBH...