Maxillary Sinus Augmentation

Registration

Anatomy and Physiology

• The main anatomical strictures • The size of the maxillary sinus • The shape of maxillary sinus • The sinus walls • The vascularization • The innervation • The sinus membrane • The anatomical variants • The sinus physiology

Coffee Break

: What are the options for the management of the atrophic posterior maxilla? When ? Why?

• What are the parameters to decide? • Short implants • Implants protruding in the sinus • Trans-sinus implants • The trans-crestal approach • The lateral approach

Lunch Break

Surgical technique for lateral approach: How did it evolve?

• Premedication • Anesthesia • Incision • Osteotomy: Which technique? Why? • Handling of the sinus membrane • Grafting technique • Sutures • How the treatment time could be reduced?

Coffee Break

Intra-operative complications: Prevention and management

• Neurosensory disturbance • Vascular damage • Membrane perforation • Implant migration • Poor graft location • Surgical error

Q & A