Open AccessClinical Evaluation of Demineralized Bone Allograft for Sinus Lifts in Humans: A Clinical and Histologic Study
Author(s) -
Young-Hoon Won,
Su-Gwan Kim,
Jaewon Oh,
SungChul Lim
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
implant dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1538-2982
pISSN - 1056-6163
DOI - 10.1097/id.0b013e31823541e7
Subject(s) - maxillary sinus , medicine , sinus lift , maxilla , dbm , dentistry , resorption , sinus (botany) , bone grafting , dental alveolus , bone resorption , implant , surgery , pathology , amplifier , botany , cmos , biology , genus , electronic engineering , engineering
Severe alveolar bony resorption in the edentulous posterior maxilla and pneumatization of the maxillary sinus wall make traditional implant placement impossible in the posterior maxilla. To reconstruct the severely resorbed maxilla for dental implant placement, 1 successful technique is to elevate the maxillary sinus floor using demineralized bone matrix (DBM) grafts. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a histologic and histomorphometric evaluation of DBM grafts in the human maxilla.