Strategic Immediate Functional Implant without Bone Augmentation or Sinus Lifting

Martani, Nabeel Seryoka

	Strategic Immediate Functional Implant without Bone Augmentation or Sinus Lifting
Sulaimani Dental Journal
Article 5, Volume 4, Special Issue, 2017, Pages 5-5 PDF (172.47 K)
Author
Nabeel Seryoka Martani
Abstract
Background: Oral rehabilitation with dental implant is becoming a routine treatment in many dental clinics. Patients with insufficient amounts of bone volume and or proximity of maxillary sinus present challenges for implant supported prosthesis without bone augmentation or sinus lifting prior to or during implant placement, with associated cost, healing time, complications and limitations. Objective: The objective of this research was to focus on an alternative treatment modality comprising immediate loading of strategic dental implants in basal bone and cementing of the fixed prosthesis within 72 hours without bone augmentation or sinus lift procedures. Method: This retrospective study reviewed the medical records of patients treated with strategic basal implant placement in the maxillary arch at the Saint Joseph Health Center in Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq from January 2013 to December 2016. Result: The success of strategic implant placement with immediate functional loading was evaluated in terms of absence of complications, patient satisfaction and survival rates. Patients with basal implant placement showed no failure of implants. All implants included in the study showed high survival. Conclusion: Clinicians have successfully managed many cases of strategic dental implants and produced a good outcome in patients with resorbed alveolar ridges and or proximity of maxillary sinus. Further long-term studies are required to evaluate its success rate in terms of load distribution, marginal bone loss around the implant and prosthesis survival.

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