SINUS FLOW: A MINIMALLY INVASIVE TECHNIQUE FOR CRESTAL ACCESS TO THE MAXILLARY SINUS
M.A. Lopez1* and F. Altamura2
1 Department of Head and Neck and Sensory Organs, Division of Oral Surgery and Implantology, Gemelli IRCCS Hospital- Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy;
2 Private Practice, Rome, Italy.
*Correspondence to:
Michele Antonio Lopez, DDS,
Department of Head and Neck and Sensory Organs,
Division of Oral Surgery and Implantology,
University Polyclinic Foundation,
Catholic University of Sacred Heart,
Rome, Italy.
e-mail: micheleantonio.lopez@unicatt.it
| Received: 17 April, 2020 Accepted: 02 June, 2020  Biolife-Publisher.it © 2020 |
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ABSTRACT
Among the different approaches currently in use to perform sinus lift with a crestal approach, some hydrodynamic techniques use fluid biomaterials. The fluid-dynamic technique carries several advantages: first, it detaches and raises the Schneiderian membrane in a non-traumatic way avoiding dangerous stretching, which may cause perforation of the membrane; second, the biomaterial is smooth and does not have any sharp edge that can cause a rupture of the membrane; third, the microparticles of the biomaterial can be drained from the mucociliary clearance of maxillary sinus up to the ostiomeatal complex if Schneiderian membrane is broken. A case of sinus lifting with a fluid-dynamic technique is reported. This system described is operator-friendly, safe and precise.
KEYWORDS: Maxilla, sinus, implant, regeneration, bone