For more than 30 years the maxillary sinus augmentation graft has been a mainstay of implant-directed maxillary reconstruction. The purpose of this article is to review the fundamentals of maxillary sinus reconstruction including anatomy and physiology of the sinus, indications for surgery, preoperative evaluation, surgical techniques, and management of complications. While there are some relat...

approach, for implant purposes, today are widely used in ambulatory clinical practice, for managing bone atrophy of the lateral– posterior sectors of the upper maxillary1–4. Their indication has progressively increased over the years also due to their lower morbidity compared with the techniques with a lateral approach5–7. The fracture or wear of the cortical sinus floor and the later displacem...

Objectives:Mineralized plasmatic matrix is reported to improve the quality of bone/fibrin mixture, creating a stable and easy handle homogeneous material. However, few studies evaluate use mineralized during sinus lift with simultaneous placement dental implants. Purpose: This study evaluated efficiency or not MPM compared xenograft bone grafting in maxillary lift. Patients methods:This was con...

The antral approach to sinus bone grafting has become one of the most popular techniques to vertically augment bone in the posterior maxilla for dental implant placement. The goal of this procedure is to supplement bone inferior to the maxillary sinus to enable clinicians to subsequently place dental implants. Research over the past 20 years has clearly demonstrated that the antral sinus lift t...

The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence, location and morphology of maxillary sinus septa, and in particular sagittally orientated forms, which cannot be visualized by classic 2D x-rays. Thereby authors would like to provide information about the potential patient group, to be referred for the computed tomography scan before sinus lift procedure. The analysis was based on 216 comput...

Introduction: Asymptomatic displacement of dental implants into the maxillary sinus after a transcrestal sinus augmentation is a rare complication that can occur when there is poor bone quality and minimal residual bone height. Patient compliance with postoperative appointments and failure to comply with denture-wearing instructions are critical contributing factors. To the best of the authors’...