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Objectives: The aim of this prospective clinical trial was to evaluate the success implant rates during 24 months
using OSFE procedure without grafting materials.
Study Design: 42 adult patients (22 female, 15 male) were selected according to Nedir et al ?s inclusion criteria of
which 5 patients were excluded, due to periapical pathology in adjacent teeth (n=3) and treatment with bisphos
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phonates (n=2). 37 patients aged 31-68 years were selected. Smokers were divided in two groups depending on the
number of cigarettes consumed per day (a) 0-10, (b) 11-20. One patient was excluded because he was lost to follow-
up at 24 months A total of 36 threaded implants were placed, | 4,1mm Straumann® (Straumann AG, Waldenburg,
Switzerland) and | 3,5mm Klockner® (Klockner Implant System, Barcelona, Spain). The most used implant dia
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meter was 4,1 mm (n=29), followed by 3,5 mm (n=7), and length used was 10 mm (n=32) and 8 mm (n=4). Initial
RBH ranged from 4 mm to 9 mm. All statistical data were processed using the program R 3.0.2 for windows.
Results: A total of 36 threaded implants were placed. Residual bone height (RBH) at implant placement averaged
7,4 ± 0,4 mm. Mean bone gain was 1,8 ± 0,3 mm. Four implants showed a bone gain exceeding 3 mm. Mean im
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plant protrusion length into the sinus amounted to 2.1 ± 0,3 mm. Regarding the relationship between smoking and
periodontal probes, no statistically significant differences were found (
P
=0,25), neither in relation to the number
of threads that the implants showed (
P
=0,29) or bone gain (
P
=0,79). After 24 months the implant success rate was
91,6%.
Conclusions: Implant rehabilitation of edentulous atrophied posterior maxilla can be safely performed and simpli
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fied using the OSFE technique without grafting with reliable long-term results.
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