Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics
August 26, 2011 · via Europe PMC
Maxillary sinus floor augmentation in patients with maxillary sinus pseudocyst: case report.
Celebi N, Gonen ZB, Kilic E, Etoz O, Alkan A.
AI summary — for doctors, generated from the abstract only
Four patients with antral pseudocysts underwent maxillary sinus floor elevation without complications, and all implants were functioning.
What was studied
A case report of four patients receiving sinus floor elevation via crestal or lateral approaches despite maxillary sinus pseudocysts.
Key findings
- Pseudocysts are common, usually asymptomatic radiographic findings
- Both crestal and lateral approaches were used
- No complications during follow-up; all implants functioning
Clinical relevance
Suggests pseudocysts may not preclude sinus augmentation, though four cases cannot establish safety.
Who should care
Limitations
Very small case series; follow-up duration not specified.
Sinus augmentation proceeded without problems in a few patients with antral pseudocysts.
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Abstract
The maxillary sinus floor elevation procedure has gained popularity with predictable results, and is a safe, acceptable technique for bone augmentation, providing a base for dental implant treatment. Faint radiopaque lesions at the base of the maxillary sinus are frequent diagnoses on radiographs and must be identified during dental implant planning. Pseudocysts classically appear hemispheric, homogeneously opaque, and well delineated in panoramic and periapical radiographs. The great majority of these lesions are asymptomatic and do not require surgical treatment. In this case report, we present 4 patients who had a maxillary sinus floor elevation procedure using either crestal or lateral approaches in the presence of antral pseudocysts. No complications were encountered during follow-up periods in these patients and all implants are functioning successfully.
DOI
10.1016/j.tripleo.2011.06.001
PMID
21872500
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