PURPOSE The aim of this case report is to present a case of incomplete bone formation after sinus augmentation. METHODS A patient having alveolar bone resorption of the maxillary posterior edentulous region and advanced pneumatization of the maxillary sinus was treated with sinus elevation using deproteinized bovine bone in the Department of Periodontology, Kyung Hee University School of Dent...

PURPOSE The present study compared the regenerative outcome of sinus graft procedures in a group of patients who underwent the repair of an intraoperatively diagnosed sinus membrane perforation to that of a group of patients without sinus membrane perforations. MATERIALS AND METHODS A sinus floor augmentation procedure was performed in 73 sinuses in 63 patients. In 28% of these sinuses a sign...

PURPOSE Many techniques have been described for achieving vertical augmentation of the maxillary sinus. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) to enhance bone regeneration after sinus floor elevation. METHODS The sinus lifting technique was performed through a lateral approach on 8 different sites of 5 patients (3 males and 2 females) and th...

Implants have a predictable outcome and are the foremost treatment modality for prosthetic rehabilitation of edentulous patients. Due to loss of bone after extraction and pneumatization of maxillary sinus, there is insufficient bone volume for implant placement. The direct maxillary sinus lift procedure has been performed with different grafting materials (autogenous bone grafts, alloplasts, al...

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...