title: The efficacy of mineralized allograft cortical and cancellous chips in maxillary sinus augmentations.
abstract: A mixture of mineralized allograft cortical and cancellous chips was used to augment the maxillary sinuses of 10 patients. Eleven sinus augmentation procedures were performed, and 19 bone cores were obtained at reentry after 6 to 7 months. Computed tomography at 6 months postaugmentation demonstrated bone formation in all sites. Light microscopic and histomorphometric evaluation confirmed bone formation at the treatment site that would receive osseointegrated implants to replace the missing maxillary posterior teeth. These encouraging results support the use of a mixture of mineralized allograft cortical and cancellous chips for sinus augmentation.
authors.forename: Myron
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nevins
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Parma-Benfenati
authors.forename: Ulrich W
authors.initials: UW
authors.lastname: Janke
authors.forename: Aimé
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kleyer
authors.forename: Giulio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rasperini
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tinti
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schupbach
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D064591:Allografts; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D015921:Dental Implants; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008875:Middle Aged; D013516:Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic / Q000379:methods*; D010027:Osteotomy; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D059546:Sinus Floor Augmentation / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene