Maxillary sinus augmentation with a sonic handpiece for the osteotomy of the lateral window: a clinical report.
Several techniques have been proposed to manage patients with insufficient bone height for implant placement in the posterior maxilla. The lateral approach to sinus elevation is a successful procedure, with percentages of success close to 100%. Unfortunately, a frequent complication encountered during sinus elevation procedure is perforation of the Schneiderian membrane. In this clinical report, the authors present the application of a diamond coated sonic tip and an air-driven sonic instrument, commonly used in prosthodontics for the preparation of the lateral window osteotomy during sinus augmentation procedures.
Division of Periodontics, Eastman Institute for Oral Health, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14620, USA. geminiani@perio.org
Alessandro
A
Geminiani
Dimitrios E V
DE
Papadimitriou
Carlo
C
Ercoli
D000388:Air; D001857:Bone Matrix / Q000637:transplantation; D018786:Bone Substitutes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003094:Collagen; D018130:Diamond; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D057893:Immediate Dental Implant Loading; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008875:Middle Aged; D008903:Minerals / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000293:injuries; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D059546:Sinus Floor Augmentation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D059708:Ultrasonic Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*
C106416:Bio-Gide; C077540:Bio-Oss; D018786:Bone Substitutes; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008903:Minerals; D018130:Diamond; D003094:Collagen