Sinus Floor Augmentation and Simultaneous Implant Placement, Part I: The 1-Stage Approach
Osteotome sinus floor augmentation is a simple and conservative technique to increase the bone height on the sinus floor. In this report, a patient with a bone height of 5 to 6 mm in the extracted site of #3 was simultaneously treated with the osteotome sinus floor elevation technique and nonsubmerged implant placement. At 1-year follow-up, the entire length of the 10-mm-long implant was covered with new bone and the implant was solid and functional.Abstract
Contributor Notes
Farokh A. Khatiblou, DMD, MSD, is in private practice in periodontics and implant surgery. Address correspondence to Dr Khatiblou at 43 Satari Street, Africa Boulevard, Tehran, Iran 19689 (a_yassi@hotmail.com).