A Retrospective 5-Year Follow-Up Study of Two Different Titanium Implant Surfaces Used after Interpositional Bone Grafting for Reconstruction of the Atrophic Edentulous Maxilla

Abstract

In this study, reconstruction of the severely resorbed maxilla with Le Fort I osteotomy, interpositional bone grafting, and delayed placement of dental implants was found to be a predictable long-term procedure. Although more implants with a turned surface were lost during the follow-up period, there were no statistically significant differences between turned and titanium blasted implants.