Management and simultaneous implant placement of maxillary sinus membrane perforation: A report of two cases

• Main Authors: Mangesh Phadnaik (Author), Ripunjay Kumar Tripathi (Author), Meghna Nigam (Author), Ankit Solanki (Author), Vaibhav Karemore (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Rehabilitation of the long-standing edentulous posterior maxilla with dental implant poses a unique challenge. This is due to mainly two reasons - pneumatization of the maxillary sinus and atrophy of the alveolar bone. The challenge is intensified when the native bone is around 2-3 mm. This requires...