Lateral Window Design for Maxillary Sinus Graft Based on the Implant Position

Lateral trap-door window approach with maxillary sinus membrane lifting for dental implant placement in atrophied edentulous alveolar ridge.

One of the most challenging and technically sensitive surgical procedures in conjunction with dental implant rehabilitation is sinus membrane lifting to increase the bone height or volume from the maxillary sinus floor. This important preprosthetic surgical technique has been available for >15 years, making possible the creation of bone volume in the edentulous posterior maxilla for the placeme...

Maxillary Sinus Functions and Complications with Lateral Window and Osteotome Sinus Floor Elevation Procedures

Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate retrospectively maxillary sinus functions and complications by using generally accepted diagnostic criteria with lateral window and osteotome sinus floor elevation (OSFE) procedures followed by dental implants placement. Materials and methods: A group of 60 patients in whom a SFE with the two procedures (lateral window and OSFE) followed by dental impla...

Sinus tenting for posterior maxillary implant placement.

Rabbit maxillary sinus augmentation model with simultaneous implant placement: differential responses to the graft materials

PURPOSE This study was performed to establish an experimental rabbit model for single-stage maxillary sinus augmentation with simultaneous implant placement. METHODS Twelve mature New Zealand white rabbits were used for the experiments. The rabbit maxillary sinuses were divided into 3 groups according to sinus augmentation materials: blood clot (BC), autogenous bone (AB), and bovine-derived h...

Implant survival rates after maxillary sinus augmentation.

Implant therapy in the atrophic posterior maxilla becomes challenging in the presence of reduced maxillary bone height. Sinus augmentation can be performed for resolving this condition prior to implant placement. The aim of this article was therefore to evaluate implant survival rates in the grafted sinus taking into account the influence of the implant surface, graft material, and implant plac...