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process by which the quantity and quality of soft and/or hard tissues are augmented at a site prior to dental implant placement.  

Inflammation of the sinus. Signs include sensitivity of teeth to percussion, fever, and facial swelling. Symptoms include nasal congestion, postnasal discharge, facial pain/headache, rhinorrhea, halitosis, popping of ears, and muffled hearing. Inflammation of the maxillary sinus arises from bacterial, viral, fungal, allergic, or autoimmune origin. While acute sinusitis is usually caused by infection with a…

A communication between a pathologic space and an anatomic body cavity. In the human body, a slender and elongated passageway referred to as a conduit serves the purpose of allowing the controlled release or escape of fluid. This channel, characterized by its narrow and elongated structure, provides a pathway for the fluid to exit the…

Maxillary sinus enlargement. With aging, and especially after loss of maxillary teeth and reduction of masticatory forces acting on the maxilla, the sinus walls get gradually thinner as a result of the increase in size of the maxillary sinus.  

Oroantral fistula following tooth extraction or perforation of the maxillary sinus membrane during a sinus grafting procedure.  

Misnomer used to describe surgical techniques for maxillary sinus floor elevation.  

Maxillary antroplasty, sinus augmentation, sinus elevation, sinus lift, subantral augmentation. Augmentation of the antral floor with autogenous bone and/or bone substitutes to accommodate dental implant insertion.  

Spoon‐like instrument used to elevate the Schneiderian membrane.  

Heating a powder below the melting point of any component such as to permit agglomeration and welding of particles by diffusion alone, with or without applied pressure.