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 objective of this study was to compare the alveolar bone growth in the 2 sides of the maxillary sinus after bilateral sinus lift procedures were performed with the simultaneous placement of dental implants in 20 consecutive patients. After elevation of the Schneiderian membrane, one side had only platelet-rich plasma (PRP) gel applied, while the other had placed only alloplastic graft mater...

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’...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the prevalence, location, size and course of the anastomosis between the dental branch of the posterior superior alveolar artery (PSAA), known as alveolar antral artery (AAA), and the infraorbital artery (IOA). MATERIAL AND METHODS The first part of the study was performed on 30 maxillary sinuses deriving from 15 human cadaver heads. In order to visualize such anasto...

This study evaluated dental implant stability, vertical bone gain, density, and crestal loss using different sinus lift techniques (osteotomy, Densah burs, piezosurgery). A total of 21 patients were randomly divided into three groups: Group 1: treated a drill lift, 2: piezoelectric 3: an osteotome lift. The in all groups underwent grafting placement. An Osstell device was used to determine the ...

Dental implant survival requires the presence of peri-implant bone for complete and stable osseointegration. Grafted sinus lift procedures are predictable methods to augment deficient ridges, but may give rise complications, comorbidities, additional costs. Recent evidence showed positive outcomes graft-less technique. However, studies comparing outcome grafted still lacking. This study aims co...