Open AccessEvaluation of available height, location, and patency of the ostium for sinus augmentation from an implant treatment planning perspective
Author(s) -
Anusha Vaddi,
Sofia Villagran,
Kavya Shankar Muttanahally,
Aditya Tadinada
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
imaging science in dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.515
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2233-7830
pISSN - 2233-7822
DOI - 10.5624/isd.20200218
Subject(s) - ostium , medicine , maxillary sinus , cone beam computed tomography , sinus (botany) , coronal plane , implant , computed tomographic , nuclear medicine , computed tomography , radiology , dentistry , surgery , botany , biology , genus
The objective of this study was to evaluate the amount of height available for a maxillary sinus augmentation procedure without blocking the ostium and jeopardizing the drainage of the ostiomeatal complex using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) imaging.