Introduction. This study was intended to determine the survival rate of implants placed in grafted maxillary sinuses and compare
the results obtained with timing of implant placement under 4mm residual bone height
Materials and Methods. I retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 52 cases of implants from 24 patients, who were
treated at gong-dan dental clinic from April 2006. Simultaneous implant placement after sinus bone graft were 40 cases, and
number of delayed protocol were 14 cases
Result. The survival rate of simultaneous protocol group was 95% and the survival rate of delayed protocol was 100%
Conclusion. It is considered that the clinical outcome of sinus bone graft and simultaneous implant placement is similar to the
delayed placement. So, simultaneous implantation is recommended if primary stability is obtained although under 4mm residual
bone height. [THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN ACADEMY OF IMPLANT DENTISTRY 2011;30(1):71-76]