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- Abstract : Dental implants and grafting success remain high despite large variations in maxillary sinus mucosal thickening
- Background : Dental implants and grafting success remain high despite large variations in maxillary sinus mucosal thickening
- Methods : Dental implants and grafting success remain high despite large variations in maxillary sinus mucosal thickening [1]
- Methods : Dental implants and grafting success remain high despite large variations in maxillary sinus mucosal thickening [2]
- Methods : Dental implants and grafting success remain high despite large variations in maxillary sinus mucosal thickening [3]
- Results : Dental implants and grafting success remain high despite large variations in maxillary sinus mucosal thickening
- Discussion : Dental implants and grafting success remain high despite large variations in maxillary sinus mucosal thickening [1]
- Discussion : Dental implants and grafting success remain high despite large variations in maxillary sinus mucosal thickening [2]
- Discussion : Dental implants and grafting success remain high despite large variations in maxillary sinus mucosal thickening [3]
- Conclusions : Dental implants and grafting success remain high despite large variations in maxillary sinus mucosal thickening
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- Table 1 CBCT measurements of sinus mucosal thickening : Dental implants and grafting success remain high despite large variations in maxillary sinus mucosal thickening
- Table 2 Statistical results after inter-variable adjustment showing the association between recorded parameters and sinus mucosal thickening; p values that showed statistically significant differences are italicized : Dental implants and grafting success remain high despite large variations in maxillary sinus mucosal thickening
- Fig. 1. Figure illustrating the reference points of the CBCT measurements. A: most posterior point of the sinus wall; B: most anterior point of the sinus wall; C: mid-point between A and B; C1: measurement of mucosal thickening perpendicular to A–B line at point C; D: mid-point between A and C; D1: measurement of mucosal thickening perpendicular to A–B line at point D; E: mid-point between B and C; E1: measurement of mucosal thickening perpendicular to A–B line at point E; F: highest extension of thickened sinus membrane; G–H: height of residual alveolar bone (measured at the mid-point of the edentulous ridge/implant-planned site) : Dental implant
- Fig. 2. Figure illustrating the proposed mucosal thickening index. A ≤1 mm, indicating no thickening; B >1 mm but ≤2 mm, indicating minimal thickening; C >2 mm but ≤5 mm, indicating moderate thickening; D >5 mm, indicating severe thickening : Dental implant