title: Evidence-Based Criteria for Differential Treatment Planning of Implant Restorations for the Maxillary Edentulous Patient.
abstract: Since the introduction of the endosseous concept to North America in 1982, there have been new permutations of the original ad modum Branemark design to meet the unique demands of treating the edentulous maxilla with an implant restoration. While there is a growing body of clinical evidence to assist the student, faculty, and private practitioner in the algorithms for design selection, confusion persists because of difficulty in assessing the external and internal validity of the relevant studies. The purpose of this article is to review clinician- and patient-mediated factors for implant restoration of the edentulous maxilla in light of the hierarchical level of available evidence, with the aim of elucidating the benefit/risk calculus of various treatment modalities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Integrated Reconstructive Dental Sciences, University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, San Francisco, CA.
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Sadowsky
authors.affiliation: Prosthodontist in private practice, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fitzpatrick
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive & Restorative Dental Sciences, UCSF School of Dentistry, San Francisco, CA.
authors.forename: Donald A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Curtis
mesh_terms: D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003827:Denture, Complete, Upper; D055094:Evidence-Based Dentistry; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000601:surgery*; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery*; D009656:North America; D018570:Risk Assessment
keywords: Implants; edentulous maxilla; evidence-based dentistry