ON GUIDED BONE REFORMATION IN THE MAXILLARY SINUS TO ENABLE PLACEMENT AND INTEGRATION OF ENDOSSEOUS IMPLANTS. Clinical and experimental studies

......................................................................................................................7 Original papers .......................................................................................................9 Aims ............................................................................................................................10 General aim Speci!c aims Introduction ...........................................................................................................11 "e Use of Endosseous Implants to Replace Missing Teeth ...................12 Histological and biomechanical aspects .................................................13 "e Maxillary Sinus .........................................................................................13 Anatomy, physiology .................................................................................13 Surgical Techniques for Maxillary Sinus Floor Augmentation .............17 General consideration ...............................................................................17 Lateral approach with grafting materials ...............................................18 Sinus membrane elevation ........................................................................20 Crestal approach.........................................................................................20 !e use of short implants as an alternative to bone augmentation .....22 Pathologies and complications following maxillary sinus "oor augmentation ..............................................................................................22 Autogenous Bone Harvesting and Donor Site Morbidity ......................23 Histological Aspects of maxillary sinus #oor augmentation ..................25 Autogenous bone grafts and endosseous implants ................................25 Bone substitutes and endosseous implants .............................................25 Sinus membrane elevation and endosseous implants ...........................27 Materials and methods .....................................................................................29 Clinical Studies ................................................................................................29 Paper I ................................................................................................................29 Patients ........................................................................................................29 Surgery.........................................................................................................29 Quality-of-life questionnaire ...................................................................30 Statistics ......................................................................................................30 Paper IV .............................................................................................................31 Patients ........................................................................................................31