Journal
CLINICAL ORAL IMPLANTS RESEARCH
Volume 22, Issue 10, Pages 1138-1144Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0501.2010.02087.x
Keywords
alveolar process; bone resorption; spiral cone-beam computed tomography; tooth extraction
Funding
- Research Centre for the Study of Periodontal and Peri-Implant Diseases, University of Ferrara, Italy
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Aim: To compare the alveolar ridge dimensions between edentulous sites and contralateral dentate sites of maxillary posterior sextants in the same individuals. Materials and methods: Computerized tomography scans of 32 patients with one fully edentulous and one fully dentate maxillary posterior sextants were analyzed. Results: When compared with dentate sextants, edentulous sextants showed (i) a lower bone height (BH) at second premolar, first molar and second molar sites, which was associated with a more coronal position of the maxillary sinus floor at second premolar site; (ii) a more apical position of the ridge at second premolar and second molar sites; (iii) a lower bone width (BW)(1 mm) at first and second premolar sites, and a lower BW(3) (mm) at all sites, (iv) a lower, although not significant, prevalence of premolar and molar sites with BH >= 8mm and BW(1) (mm) >= 6 mm. Conclusions: The edentulous sextants in the posterior maxilla showed a reduced height and width of the ridge when compared with contralateral dentate sextants. The reduced vertical dimensions observed in edentulous sextants were variably associated with ridge resorption as well as sinus pneumatization.
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