Tiziano Testori, Tommaso Clauser, Antonio Rapani, Zvi Artzi, Gustavo Avila-Ortiz, Shayan Barootchi, Eriberto Bressan, Matteo Chiapasco, Luca Cordaro, Ann Decker, Luca De Stavola, Danilo Alessio Di Stefano, Pietro Felice, Filippo Fontana, Maria Gabriella Grusovin, Ole T Jensen, Bach T Le, Teresa Lombardi, Craig Misch, Michael Pikos, Roberto Pistilli, Marco Ronda, Muhammad H Saleh, Devorah Schwarz-Arad, Massimo Simion, Silvio Taschieri, Michael Toffler, Tolga F Tozum, Pascal Valentini, Raffaele Vinci, Stephen S Wallace, Hom-Lay Wang, Shih Cheng Wen, Shi Yin, Giovanni Zucchelli, Francesco Zuffetti, Claudio Stacchi
PURPOSE: To establish consensus-driven guidelines that could support the clinical decision-making process for implant-supported rehabilitation of the posterior atrophic maxilla and ultimately improve long-term treatment outcomes and patient satisfaction. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 33 participants were enrolled (18 active members of the Italian Academy of Osseointegration and 15 international experts). Based on the available evidence, the development group discussed and proposed an initial list of 20 statements, which were later evalu-ated by all participants...
March 19, 2024: International journal of oral implantology