MAXILLARY SINUS AUGMENTATION

   MAXILLARY SINUS         AUGMENTATION

Maxillary Sinus Anatomy

   Maxilla is 35 times more edentulous than mandible

   Maxillary sinus continues pneumatization throughout life.

   The available bone is lost from the inferior expansion of the sinus after tooth loss, involving the residual ridge region

   The bone density in this region is also decreases rapidly an on average is the least dense of any oral region