Abstract

BARRACHINA MATAIX, Manuel; CABELLO DOMINGUEZ, Gustavo; OLMOS SANZ, Gema  and  GONZALEZ FERNANDEZ, David. Implant treatment in the posterior maxilla: The maxillary sinus graft. RCOE [online]. 2002, vol.7, n.1, pp.91-100. ISSN 1138-123X.

The rehabilitation of the posterior maxilla with osseointegrated implants often presents some difficult situations caused by a deficit in osseous height due to the presence of the maxillary sinus.  To solve this lack of height, it has been proposed to graft the maxillary sinus in order to gain bone in a vertical direction, in such a way that implants can be placed.  The aim of this literature review is to analyse factors related to the maxillary sinus bone graft, from anatomy of the maxillary sinus, background, description and indication of the technique, filling materials, until risk factors influencing the success of the procedure. 

Keywords : Maxillary sinus; Implants.