Maxillary sinus floor elevation via crestal approach: the evolution of the hydraulic pressure technique.
The current study describes an innovative protocol for the surgical maxillary sinus augmentation via a crestal approach that uses hydraulic pressure to lift the Schneiderian membrane and simultaneously fill the subantral space with a biomaterial for bone regeneration (nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite in aqueous solution). The technique in question combines the advantages of large amounts of grafted biomaterial with reduced trauma, high precision, and predictability.
From the *Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Michele Antonio
MA
Lopez
Mirko
M
Andreasi Bassi
Luca
L
Confalone
Francesco
F
Carinci
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000601:surgery; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D001861:Bone Regeneration / Q000502:physiology; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D017886:Durapatite; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D053758:Nanoparticles; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000601:surgery; D011312:Pressure; D059546:Sinus Floor Augmentation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D017886:Durapatite