title: Current concepts on complications associated with sinus augmentation procedures.
abstract: The sinus augmentation, or sinus lift procedure, is an internal augmentation of the maxillary sinus, which is intended to increase the vertical bony dimension in the lateral maxilla to make the placement of dental implants possible. Complication rate associated with maxillary sinus augmentation procedures in the literature is quite low. Typically, perforation of the Schneiderian membrane, hemorrhage, infection, and rhinosinusitis are more frequently encountered. Therefore, the aim of this article was to briefly review and resume the more common complications associated with sinus augmentation procedures.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Oral Pathology, Vrije Universiteit University Medical Center/Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boffano
authors.forename: Tymour
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Forouzanfar
mesh_terms: D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D059546:Sinus Floor Augmentation / Q000379:methods*