title: Diameter of alveolar antral artery in the lateral sinus wall: study of related factors.
abstract: To identify the variables that influence the diameter of the artery in the lateral sinus wall, we studied 240 sinuses, focusing on sex, pattern of tooth loss, type of residual crest, thickness of the lateral wall, height and width of the ridge, and width of the sinus.
authors.affiliation: C.S. Praza do Ferrol, EOXI Lugo, Cervo, e Monforte de Lemos, Galician Health Service, Pza Ferrol 11, 27001 Lugo, Spain; Stomatology Department, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, C/Entrerríos s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Varela-Centelles
authors.affiliation: Stomatology Department, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, C/Entrerríos s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain. Electronic address: juanmanuel.seoane@usc.es.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seoane
authors.affiliation: Stomatology Department, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, C/Entrerríos s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Loira-Gago
authors.affiliation: Stomatology Department, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, C/Entrerríos s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González-Mosquera
authors.affiliation: Stomatology Department, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, C/Entrerríos s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Seoane-Romero
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001158:Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D054064:Transverse Sinuses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
keywords: blood vessels; cone-beam computed tomography; intraoperative complications; sinus floor augmentation