Single crowns in the resorbed posterior maxilla supported by either 6-mm implants or by 11-mm implants combined with sinus floor elevation surgery: A 1-year randomised controlled trial.

CONCLUSIONS: 6-mm implants and 11-mm implants combined with sinus floor elevation surgery are equally successful to support a single crown in the resorbed posterior maxilla after 1-year follow-up. Conflict of interest and sources of funding statement: This two-centre study has been partially sponsored by Dentsply Implants. None of the authors have economical interest in the product related in this study or in the company. PMID: 25237669 [PubMed - in process]
Source: European Journal of Oral Implantology - Category: Dentistry Authors: Tags: Eur J Oral Implantol Source Type: research