Pneumatization of maxillary sinus causes insufficient vertical bone volume on posterior maxilla. So the restoration of edentulous posterior maxilla with dental implants is challenging due to a deficient posterior alveolar ridge, unfavorable bone quality and increased pneumatization of the maxillary sinus.1 For maxillary sinus augmentation, the crestal approach and the lateral window approach ha...

This clinical report presents a simplified surgical procedure for accessing the maxillary sinus antrum via lateral and crestal approaches, which reduces the potential for sinus membrane perforation and subsequent complications when graft materials and dental implants are placed into the sinus. Due to visual limitations, perforations and associated complications can jeopardize the success rate o...

A basic study was made to examine what extent of radiographic changes pertaining to early periodontal disease. The standardized radiography was used to assure geometrically identical radiographs. Artificial bone defects were produced by stages at the proximal bone crest using humane dry mandible. And as to when changes occurring in the bone on dental film can be recognized, visual assessment wa...

A systematic literature review and a meta-analysis of indirect sinus lift without the use of bone graft material was performed. A PubMed search was made from January 2005 to January 2012 with keywords: "sinus lift", "osteotome", "graft" and "maxillary sinus elevation". The inclusion criteria were: maxillary sinus lift technique with osteotomes with a minimum follow-up period of 5 months after s...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes of patients undergoing sinus membrane elevation by a minimally invasive crestal approach using a novel drilling system. MATERIALS AND METHODS From May 2008 to November 2009, 21 implants were placed in 19 patients (10 men and 9 women) ranging from 23 to 69 years of age (average of 49.5 years). Implants were placed in maxil...

Objective The objective of this study is to compare and evaluate the effectiveness of implant placement and patient appraisal for two sinus lift techniques using both crestal and lateral techniques for bilateral sinus left in a split-mouth design. Introduction All implants were successfully osseointegrated without any clinical complications or peri-implant radiolucency during the follow-up pe...

OBJECTIVES Placing implants in the posterior maxillary area has the drawback of working with scarce, poor quality bone in a significant percentage of cases. Numerous advanced surgical techniques have been developed to overcome the difficulties associated with these limitations. Subsequent to reports on the elevation of the maxillary sinus through the lateral approach, there were reports on the ...

Introduction: The survival of an implant system is affected by the choice of antirotational design, which can include an external or internal hex. Implant success also is affected by the maintenance of the crestal bone around implants. The aim of present study was to evaluate the crestal bone loss and clinical parameters related to bone loss in patients loaded with an external or internal hex 3...

PURPOSE The aim of this paper was to distinguish what kind of mucosal tissue, measured at the top of the crest can be referred to as thin, medium or thick and its influence on crestal bone loss around dental implants after a 1-year follow-up. MATERIALS AND METHODS Totally 64 implants were evaluated in 26 patients. 32 implants (test group) were placed about 2 mm supracrestally and 32 implants ...

Implant placement in the posterior maxilla often requires elevation of the sinus floor, which can be achieved through either the modified Caldwell-Luc or the crestal osteotome technique. The objectives of this study were to evaluate (a) the resistance to perforation of maxillary sinus membranes obtained from formaldehyde-fixed cadavers in vitro, (b) the frequency and extent of membrane perforat...