Introduction : Crestal endoscopic approach for evaluating sinus membrane elevation technique
The evolution of closed sinus lift techniques since 1994 [1] was proposed as a less invasive method for management of atrophic posterior maxillae [2]. However, it is a blind technique that lacks the ability to confirm an intact sinus floor elevation without perforation and thus represented a real shortcoming [3]. Various forms of osteotome lifters were designed to guarantee safe elevation of maxillary sinus membrane [4,5,6,7,8], but all failed to prove a non-perforated elevation during the actual lifting procedures. Previously, the endoscope was used to test the efficiency of the closed sinus lifting to detect the presence or absence of the perforation by doing a large window on the lateral sinus wall. The technique is considered an invasive surgery where another sinus surgery is required. Meanwhile, CBCT [9, 10] represented the most commonly used technique to evaluate the thickness of the membrane, but it is not sensitive enough to detect minor perforations. Thus, minor perforations can be escaped leading to implant failure. We used the crestal osteotomy to assess endoscopically directly the sinus membrane through the crestal osteotomy site of the implant.
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- Table 1 Descriptive statistics of membrane thickness and perforation rate : Crestal endoscopic approach for evaluating sinus membrane elevation technique
- Table 2 Chi square test showing perforation rate among different groups : Crestal endoscopic approach for evaluating sinus membrane elevation technique
- Table 3 Descriptive statistics, results of Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests for comparison between membrane thicknesses of different morphologies : Crestal endoscopic approach for evaluating sinus membrane elevation technique
- Table 4 Chi square test showing perforation rate by different morphologies : Crestal endoscopic approach for evaluating sinus membrane elevation technique
- Fig. 1. A trephined hole (4 mm bone) in the lateral wall of the maxillary sinus to allow entrance of the endoscope : Crestal endoscopic approach for evaluating sinus m
- Fig. 2. Malleting instruments supplied from InnoBioSurg (IBS) Company, Korea. a magic sinus splitter: used to widen and split the crest. b magic sinus lifter: used to lift the available bone with its attached membrane : Crestal endoscopic approach for evaluating sinus m
- Fig. 3. Endoscopic view from the lateral sinus wall showing the dome-shape elevation of sinus lining : Crestal endoscopic approach for evaluating sinus m
- Fig. 4. Schematic drawing showing entrance of the endoscope from the crestal osteotomy site after sinus membrane elevation to assess the integrity of the membrane : Crestal endoscopic approach for evaluating sinus m
- Fig. 5. Endoscopic view from the crestal osteotomy site showing perforation of the sinus lining under the power of magnification and illumination of the endoscope : Crestal endoscopic approach for evaluating sinus m
- Fig. 6. Box plot representing mean values of membrane thicknesses for the investigated groups : Crestal endoscopic approach for evaluating sinus m
- Fig. 7. Box and Whisker plot representing median and range values of membrane thicknesses with different morphologies : Crestal endoscopic approach for evaluating sinus m