title: Simplified procedure for augmentation of the sinus floor using a haemostatic nasal balloon.
abstract: Perforation of the sinus membrane is the most common complication of sinus lift augmentation. A haemostatic nasal balloon can easily separate the sinus membrane without perforating it. The use of a haemostatic nasal balloon has three major advantages: a low risk of perforation of the sinus membrane even in anatomically complex conditions, a low incidence of infection and bleeding, and a shorter operating time.
authors.affiliation: Division of Oral Pathology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muronoi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ooya
mesh_terms: D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods