Sinus presurgical evaluation: a literature review and a new classification proposal.

Sinus presurgical evaluation: a literature review and a new classification proposal.
Minerva Stomatol. 2017 Feb 15;:
Authors: Tavelli L, Borgonovo AE, Re D, Maiorana C
Abstract
Presurgical evaluation with cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) or computed tomography (CT) has become an essential tool for diagnosis and surgical planning, including maxillary sinus floor elevation. Before performing a sinus lift, the clinician's attention should not be only directed to the patency of the ostium through CBCT or CT, because many anatomical features could influence the surgical approach of sinus floor elevation. The goal of this article was to facilitate the communication between clinicians regarding the type of maxillary sinus, encourage in-depth analysis prior to surgery and reduce the risk of complications due to possible underestimation of important parameters. An electronic search was conducted in Pubmed, Embase, Medline and Scopus, matching the following keywords: "sinus lift", "CBCT", "CT", "presurgical" and "evaluation". Clinical Oral Implant Research, Implant Dentistry, International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry and Journal of Oral Implantology were hand-searched. The bibliographies of review articles were checked and personal references were also searched. Eleven parameters, that clinician must check every times through CBCT or CT, were evaluated from different studies. At the end of the literature review for ev...

Source: Minerva Stomatologica - February 18, 2017 Category: Dentistry Tags: Minerva Stomatol Source Type: research