title: Alveolar ridge dimensions in maxillary posterior sextants: a retrospective comparative study of dentate and edentulous sites using computerized tomography data.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the alveolar ridge dimensions between edentulous sites and contralateral dentate sites of maxillary posterior sextants in the same individuals.
  
  
  METHODS
  Computerized tomography scans of 32 patients with one fully edentulous and one fully dentate maxillary posterior sextants were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  When compared with dentate sextants, edentulous sextants showed (i) a lower bone height (BH) at second premolar, first molar and second molar sites, which was associated with a more coronal position of the maxillary sinus floor at second premolar site; (ii) a more apical position of the ridge at second premolar and second molar sites; (iii) a lower bone width (BW)(1 mm) at first and second premolar sites, and a lower BW(3 mm) at all sites, (iv) a lower, although not significant, prevalence of premolar and molar sites with BH ≥8 mm and BW(1 mm) ≥6 mm.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The edentulous sextants in the posterior maxilla showed a reduced height and width of the ridge when compared with contralateral dentate sextants. The reduced vertical dimensions observed in edentulous sextants were variably associated with ridge resorption as well as sinus pneumatization.
authors.affiliation: Research Centre for the Study of Periodontal and Peri-Implant Diseases, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, ItalyMedical Centre "Rovigo", Rovigo, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Farina
authors.affiliation: Research Centre for the Study of Periodontal and Peri-Implant Diseases, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, ItalyMedical Centre "Rovigo", Rovigo, Italy.
authors.forename: Mattia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pramstraller
authors.affiliation: Research Centre for the Study of Periodontal and Peri-Implant Diseases, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, ItalyMedical Centre "Rovigo", Rovigo, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Franceschetti
authors.affiliation: Research Centre for the Study of Periodontal and Peri-Implant Diseases, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, ItalyMedical Centre "Rovigo", Rovigo, Italy.
authors.forename: Christof
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pramstraller
authors.affiliation: Research Centre for the Study of Periodontal and Peri-Implant Diseases, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, ItalyMedical Centre "Rovigo", Rovigo, Italy.
authors.forename: Leonardo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Trombelli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D001862:Bone Resorption; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014716:Vertical Dimension