Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
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Online Publication Date: 01 Aug 2005

Elevation of the Maxillary Sinus Floor with Hydraulic Pressure

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PhD, DDS
Page Range: 197 – 204
DOI: 10.1563/1548-1336(2005)31[197:EOTMSF]2.0.CO;2
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Abstract

This study describes a new method using hydraulic pressure to elevate the antral floor for bone grafting between the sinus floor and the schneiderian membrane before placement of endosseous osseointegrated implants. The method was first modeled experimentally in hen eggs, acting as a surrogate sinus, and then in human cadaver preparations. Several clinical case reports are also presented. This technique successfully combines the advantages of the Caldwell-Luc window approach, which permits the placement of high bone graft volume, and the simplicity of the osteotome technique by way of the alveolar ridge crest.

Copyright: American Academy of Implant Dentistry




Contributor Notes

Emmanouil G. Sotirakis, DDS, is in private practice in Athens, Greece. Address correspondence to Dr Sotirakis at Omirou 50 Street, 17121 New Smirni, Athens, Greece (emmsotir@ipnet.gr).

Aron Gonshor, PhD, DDS, is in private practice and is a lecturer at McGill University, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Montreal, Canada.

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