title: Maxillary sinus complications related to endosseous implants.
abstract: There have been many expanded applications for the use of endosseous implants in the reconstruction of partially and totally edentulous patients. The posterior maxilla, which frequently has inadequate quality and quantity of bone, and the contiguous maxillary sinus often provide poor recipient sites for endosseous implants. However, innovative procedures using autogenous, allogeneic, and alloplastic graft materials have enabled clinicians to place implants in the reconstructed resorbed maxilla. These techniques often violate the anatomic integrity and interfere with the physiologic mechanisms of the maxillary sinus, creating potential complications. Eight patients with complications following maxillary sinus augmentation and reconstruction with endosseous implants are reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0440, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Regev
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Perrott
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pogrel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000009:adverse effects; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000601:surgery; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015921:Dental Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000601:surgery; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery*; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants