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Efraim Kfir, DMD; Moshe Goldstein, DMD; Ronen Rafaelov, DMD; Israel Yerushalmi, DMD; Vered Kfir, DMD; Ziv Mazor, DMD; Edo Kaluski, MD

Key Words: antral membrane, posterior maxillary implants, bone-augmentation, dental implants, maxillary sinus, sinus lift

Antral septa of the maxillary sinus occurs in approximately one third of patients undergoing posterior maxillary bone augmentation and is considered a relative contraindication for lateral maxillary window (‘‘hinge osteotomy’’). We present the results of 26 consecutive cases of patients with septated maxillary sinus who underwent minimally invasive antral membrane balloon elevation (MIAMBE) followed by bone augmentation and implant fixation.

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Michael Peleg, DMD / Ziv Mazor, DMD / Gavriel Chaushu, DDS / Arun K. Garg. DMD

Key words: neurosensory disturbance

Purpose: Several nerve repositioning techniques have ben presented in the literature, each with limitations. This article presents a new technique involving the use of 2 osteotomies, with minimizes particularly the potential duration of sensory disruption and the risk of nerve paresthesia and inadvertent nerve transection or compression.