Comparison of clinical outcomes of sinus bone graft with simultaneous implant placement: 4-month and 6-month final prosthetic loading.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to compare the survival rate and surrounding tissue condition of sinus bone grafts with simultaneous implant placement between 4-month and 6-month occlusal loading after implantation.


METHODS
Twenty-seven patients (61 implants) who were treated with sinus bone grafts (sinus lateral approach) and simultaneous Osstem GS II implant placement from July 2007 to June 2008 were included in this study. Of these patients, 14 (31 implants) were in the 4-month loading group, and 13 (30 implants) were in the 6-month loading group. We investigated the implantation type (submerged or nonsubmerged), sinus membrane perforation, type of prosthesis, opposed tooth type, primary and secondary stability of implants, and crestal bone loss around implant and surrounding tissue conditions.


RESULTS
The amounts of crestal bone-loss at the final recall time (12.56 ± 5.95 mo after loading) of the 4-month and 6-month loading groups were 0.19 ± 0.33 mm and 0.39 ± 0.86 mm, respectively. However, the difference between groups was not statistically significant (P = .211). The width of keratinized mucosa, gingival index, plaque index, and pocket depth of the 4-month and 6-month loading groups were 2.50 ± 1.69 mm and 1.73 ± 1.40 mm (P = .081), 0.72 ± 0.83 and 0.59 ± 0.69 (P = .671), 1.11 ± 0.96 and 0.76 ± 0.79 (P = .226), 3.56 ± 0.98 mm and 3.65 ± 1.06 mm (P = .758), respectively. The primary stabilities of implants in the 4-month and 6-month loading groups were 61.96 ± 12.84 and 56.06 ± 15.55 (P = .120), and the secondary stabilities were 71.85 ± 6.80 and 66.51 ± 11.28 (P = .026), respectively. The secondary stability of the 4-month group was significantly higher than that of the 6-month group. There was no statistical difference (P > .05) between the 4-month and 6-month loading groups regarding the implantation type (submerged or nonsubmerged), sinus membrane perforation, type of prosthesis, or opposed tooth type. In the 4-month and 6-month groups, all of the implants survived until the final recall time.


CONCLUSIONS
For the cases in which the residual bone was >3 mm and primary implant stability could be obtained, we conclude that loading is possible 4 months after the sinus bone graft and simultaneous implant placement.
Kim
Young-Kyun
YK
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
Kim
Su-Gwan
SG
Park
Jin-Young
JY
Yi
Yang-Jin
YJ
Bae
Ji-Hyun
JH
D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods*; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D015921:Dental Implants; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000601:surgery; D013516:Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic / Q000379:methods*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing
D015921:Dental Implants