Paradigm Shift in the Management of the Atrophic Posterior Maxilla

When the posterior maxilla is atrophic, the reference standard of care would be to perform sinus augmentation with an autologous bone graft through the lateral approach and delayed implant placement. However, placement of short implants with the osteotome sinus floor elevation technique and without...

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Main Authors: Rabah Nedir, Nathalie Nurdin, Paul Khoury, Marc El Hage, Semaan Abi Najm, Mark Bischof
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/486949