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Implant rehabilitation of the edentulous maxilla may be somewhat problematic because of anatomic situations involving insufficient bone thickness. One approach in this situation is localized ridge augmentation with the split crest technique. This surgical approach allows the external cortical plate of the maxilla to be moved in a labial direction to gain an increase in width to introduce implants of appropriate diameter. This ongoing prospective study evaluated: (i) the surgical advantages that the new ITITE® implants have showed compared with the ITI standard solid-screw implants when placed in conjunction with the split crest technique and (ii) the implant success rate associated with 42 ITITE® implants and 40 ITI standard solid-screw implants placed in 40 patients in conjunction with the split crest technique. ITITE® implants have shown direct and indirect advantages in reducing the risk of fracture of the labial cortical plate during all the three fundamental surgical steps of this technique: (a) the ridge expansion with osteotomes; (b) implant site preparation with drills and (c) implant insertion. The overall success rates of ITITE® implants and standard screw implants were 100% and 95%, respectively. Based on the preliminary results of the present study, it can be concluded that ITITE® implants inserted in conjunction with split crest technique seem to be a promising surgical procedure to treat selected anatomic situations involving insufficient maxillary bone thickness.To cite this article:Ferrigno N, Laureti M. Surgical advantages with ITITE® implants placement in conjunction with split crest technique: 18-month results of an ongoing prospective study.Clin. Oral Impl. Res.16,2005; 147–155doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0501.2005.01125.x [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this prospective multicenter study, non-submerged ITI implants were followed in order to evaluate their long-term prognosis in fully edentulous jaws. A total of 1286 implants were inserted in 233 consecutive patients and, after a healing period of three to six months, the successfully integrated implants were restored with 163 overdentures and 95 fixed full-arch bridges. This prospective study not only calculated the 10-year cumulative survival and success rates for the 1286 implants by life table analysis, but also evaluated the actual survival and success rates for 498 implants after at least five years of functional loading. In addition, cumulative success rates were calculated for implant subgroups according to implant length and location. Additional analyses were performed to evaluate the estimated and actual survival and success rates of the implants in relation to various prosthetic rehabilitation techniques. The 10-year cumulative survival and success rates were 95.9% and 92.7%, respectively. The actual 5-year survival and success rates of the first 498 implants that were inserted were 97.7% and 95.0%, respectively. The analysis of implant subgroups showed slightly more favourable cumulative success rates for 12 mm long implants (93%), in comparison to 10 mm and 8 mm long implants (91.6% and 89.6%, respectively). The cumulative success rate for mandibular implants (approximately 94%) was also more favourable than that for maxillary implants (approximately 91%). Patients who were loaded with both maxillary and mandibular prostheses maintained success rates well above 90%; while only implants that were inserted to support maxillary overdentures that were retained by Dolder bars showed a success rate below 90%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]