Lateral Window Versus Intralift™ Sinus Floor Elevation

University of Liege

Status: Completed

Conditions: Intraoperative Outcomes; Postoperative Outcomes

Treatments: Device: Sinus floor elevation using an ultrasonic device; Procedure: Sinus floor elevation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04499625

B707201316423

Details and patient eligibility

About

Several approaches have been used in order to regenerate bone in the upper jaw in case of insufficient alveolar bone height for implant placement. However, new emerging techniques need to be assessed and compared to conventional methods in order to define their potential indications.

The purpose of the present randomized controlled clinical trial was to compare the clinical outcomes of two sinus floor elevation techniques: conventional lateral window technique versus a novel transalveolar approach using hydrodynamic ultrasonic device.

Enrollment: 22 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• edentulism in the posterior maxilla (unitary or plural)
• need of a sinus floor augmentation procedure before implant placement

Exclusion criteria

• any uncontrolled systemic disease
• ongoing chemo- or radiotherapy
• history of maxillary sinus diseases or acute sinus-related issues

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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22 participants in 2 patient groups

Control - Lateral window

Other group

Description:

Standard surgical technique to access maxillary sinus for sinus floor augmentation procedure.

Treatment:

Procedure: Sinus floor elevation

Test - Hydrodynamic transalveolar approach

Experimental group

Description:

Novel transalveolar approach (using an ultrasonic device) to access maxillary sinus for sinus floor augmentation procedure.

Treatment:

Device: Sinus floor elevation using an ultrasonic device