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Research Paper | Dental Science | Bulgaria | Volume 12 Issue 1, January 2023
Analysis of Clinical Observations on the Approach for Endoscopic Control in Maxillary Sinus Floor Augmentation
Abstract: The aim of the study is to evaluate the approach for endoscopic control during maxillary sinus floor augmentation with lateral approach (MSFALA). Materials and methods: A prospective clinical study was conducted at the University Medical Dental Center (UMDC) at Medical university of Varna, Bulgaria, whose object were ambulatory patients with observed deteriorated conditions for rehabilitation by implant treatment. The twenty - three patients included in the study underwent a planned unilateral surgical intervention through an endoscopically navigated MSFALA. Results: Ensuring endoscopic approach using the trocar - guided technique is a difficult task to perform from a clinical point of view, especially when the anterior wall of the maxillary sinus is thicker. The resulting endoscopic approach opening with the trocar - guided technique is larger compared to that obtained with the machine osteotomy technique. The use of the trocar - guided technique does not provide any advantages over the machine osteotomy technique. Visibility is the same when using both techniques. Conclusion: The opening for endoscopic approach made by trocar - guided technique is a difficult task compared to machine osteotomy technique. The trocar - guided technique offers no advantages over the machine osteotomy technique, and endoscope visibility is the same with both techniques for creating an approach opening.
Keywords: maxillary sinus floor augmentation, lateral approach, endoscopy, endoscopically guided surgery, endoscopic access
Edition: Volume 12 Issue 1, January 2023,
Pages: 1010 - 1014