Osteotome sinus elevation and implant placement with narrow size bioactive glass
Related Experiment Video
Updated: Oct 8, 2026
Real-Time Dynamic Navigation System for the Precise Quad-Zygomatic Implant Placement in a Patient with a Severely Atrophic Maxilla
Published on: October 18, 2021
J A Leonetti1, H M Rambo, R R Throndson
1Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA.
Abstract:
A procedure using osteotomes and bioactive glass as an alloplastic bone graft material is discussed, and three clinical cases are reviewed. Bioactive glass of a narrow size range (300-355 microns) has been shown to be osteoconductive and allows for good integration and regeneration of surrounding bony tissue. We have found this technique to be a predictable method of preparing and placing longer implants in the region of the maxillary premolar region without the need for additional donor site morbidity.