title: Maxillary sinus floor augmentation in patients with maxillary sinus pseudocyst: case report.
abstract: The maxillary sinus floor elevation procedure has gained popularity with predictable results, and is a safe, acceptable technique for bone augmentation, providing a base for dental implant treatment. Faint radiopaque lesions at the base of the maxillary sinus are frequent diagnoses on radiographs and must be identified during dental implant planning. Pseudocysts classically appear hemispheric, homogeneously opaque, and well delineated in panoramic and periapical radiographs. The great majority of these lesions are asymptomatic and do not require surgical treatment. In this case report, we present 4 patients who had a maxillary sinus floor elevation procedure using either crestal or lateral approaches in the presence of antral pseudocysts. No complications were encountered during follow-up periods in these patients and all implants are functioning successfully.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nukhet
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Celebi
authors.forename: Zeynep Burcin
authors.initials: ZB
authors.lastname: Gonen
authors.forename: Erdem
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kilic
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Etoz
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alkan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000502:physiology; D018786:Bone Substitutes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003094:Collagen; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications*; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods; D015921:Dental Implants; D005260:Female; D005337:Fibrin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000473:pathology*; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008875:Middle Aged; D008903:Minerals / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016348:Osseointegration / Q000502:physiology; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D059546:Sinus Floor Augmentation / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: C077540:Bio-Oss; D018786:Bone Substitutes; D015921:Dental Implants; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008903:Minerals; D005337:Fibrin; D003094:Collagen