Open AccessCBCT study of morphologic variations of maxillary sinus septa in relevance to sinus augmentation procedures
Author(s) -
Shilpa Dandekeri,
Chethan Hegde,
pooja B. Kavassery,
M K Sowmya,
Bharathraj Shetty
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2231-0746
DOI - 10.4103/ams.ams_141_19
Subject(s) - medicine , maxillary sinus , sinus (botany) , cone beam computed tomography , anatomy , frontal sinus , maxilla , nuclear medicine , computed tomography , radiology , botany , biology , genus
Augmentation of the maxillary sinus increases the lost height of ridge in the posterior maxilla. Bony convolutions from the floor of the sinus called septa may be encountered during the procedure and significantly impact the outcome of the procedure.