title: Survival of implants placed with the osteotome technique: an update.
abstract: A literature review is made to analyze the survival of implants placed with the osteotome technique. A PubMed search was made based on the key words "osteotome AND dental implants", corresponding to publications between 1998-2008. The inclusion criteria were: a) a minimum of 10 patients; b) a minimum follow-up of 6 months; c) implants placed using the osteotome technique with or without indirect sinus lift; and d) specification of the implant number and survival rate. Sixty-four articles were identified, of which 20 met the inclusion criteria.  A total of 2006 implants were placed in 1312 patients using the osteotome technique. The duration of follow-up after prosthetic loading ranged from 6-144 months. Indirect sinus lift was carried out in all but one of the studies. The residual crest height ranged from 2.8-12 mm, with a mean gain in bone after sinus lift of 2.5-5.1 mm. The time from implant placement to prosthetic loading varied from 1.5-9 months. The percentage implant survival rate was 85.1-100%. The survival rate of implants placed with the osteotome technique is high and does not differ with respect to implant placement with the conventional technique.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Valencia, Clínicas Odontológicas, Gascó Oliag 1, 46021-Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Viña-Almunia
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Maestre-Ferrín
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Alegre-Domingo
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peñarrocha-Diago
mesh_terms: D003757:Dental Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure