title: Use of a tapered, porous-surfaced dental implant in combination with osteotomes to restore edentulism in the difficult maxilla.
abstract: The maxilla is the more difficult arch to restore with endosseous dental implants because of hurdles such as low bone density, narrow buccopalatal width, minimal bone height, and proximity to the maxillary sinus. In this article, a technique to resolve all of these problems using a short, tapered, porous-surfaced implant and a placement protocol using hand osteotomes rather than surgical burs is presented.
authors.affiliation: University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry, Ontario, Canada. ddeporter@dental.utoronto.ca
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Deporter
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Todescan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nardini
mesh_terms: D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015921:Dental Implants; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000295:instrumentation; D016062:Porosity
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants