The modified osteotome technique.
Patients who have been partially edentulous in the posterior segments for many years frequently present with reduced alveolar bone and/or enlarged sinuses. The choice of treatment for these patients will depend on the volume of residual bone, morphology of the alveolar crest, and amount of space available for the prosthesis. A new, minimally invasive surgical procedure using Summers osteotomes is described for the treatment of the edentulous posterior maxilla in which the bone thickness below the sinus is limited (> or = 5 mm). This suggested modified treatment is based on the use of a combination of osteotomes, drills, and screw-type implants with a rough surface texture.
Davarpanah
M
M
Department of Periodontology, Hopital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France. m.davarpanah@wanadoo.fr
Martinez
H
H
Tecucianu
J F
JF
Hage
G
G
Lazzara
R
R
D016025:Bone Transplantation; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D015921:Dental Implants; D006801:Humans; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000601:surgery*; D008963:Molar; D013516:Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D013499:Surface Properties
D015921:Dental Implants