Survival of implants placed with the osteotome technique: An update

Abstract

A literature review is made to analyze thhe survival of implants placed withh thhe osteotome techhnique. A PubMed searchh was made based on thhe key words "osteotome AAND dental implants", corresponding to publications between 1998-2008. ThThe 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 thhe osteotome techhnique. The duration of follow-up after prosthhetic loading ranged from 6-144 monthhs. Indirect sinus lift was carried out in all but one of thhe studies. The residual crest heighht ranged from 2.3-11.7 mm. withh a mean gain in bone after sinus lift of 2.5-5.5 mm. The time from implant placement to prosthhetic loading varied from 1.5-9 monthhs. percentage implant survival rate was 90.5-100%. The survival rate of implants placed withh thhe osteotome techhnique is hhighh and does not differ withh respect to implant placement withh thhe conventional techhnique. © Medicina Oral S. L.