ONE SHOT SINUS LIFT, IMPLANT INSERTION, AND ALVEOLAR GUIDED BONE REGENERATION: A CASE REPORT

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Annals of Stomatology 2022 May-August; 2(2): 54-61
https://doi.org/10.69129/stomatol/2022v2iss2_3

Received: 2 July 2022 Accepted: 31 July 2022

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Abstract

Rehabilitation of the edentulous maxilla in the molar region is a challenging problem. In several cases, there is a scarce quantity of residual sinus floor bone, and the alveolar ridge high is reduced, carrying an increased inter-arches distance. In these cases, applying a single maxillary sinus lift technique for implant insertion is inappropriate since it requires constructing high crowns for prosthetic rehabilitation. High crowns are inappropriate not only from an aesthetic point of view but also functionally uncorrected since they determine the wrong crown/ratio proportion. In these cases, a sinus lift, implant insertion, and alveolar-guided bone regeneration can be performed in one operation. Here a case report is described and literature reviewed.

Keywords: alveolus, bone, fixture, ridge, sinus