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Maxillary Sinus Floor Augmentation
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The vertical dimension of alveolar bone available for implant placement in the posterior maxilla is determined by a) the degree of pneumatisation of the maxillary sinus, b) amount of crestal alveolar bone loss, or c) a combination of these two factors. If the degree of maxillary sinus pneumatisation is the primary reason precluding conventional implant placement, then regeneration of the maxillary sinus floor is indicated. If the patient has around 4mm of vertical bone present at the desired implant site, then a closed (transcrestal) sinus lift may be an option. However, when less than 4mm of vertical bone height is available, a lateral window maxillary sinus floor augmentation procedure is the treatment of choice.
Dr Sascha A. Jovanovic
Dr Sascha Jovanovic presents and teaches his clinical and evidence-based implant protocols globally and is Academic Chair of the gIDE Institute, Past-President of the European Association of Osseointegration (EAO), Past-Co-Director of the UCLA Dental Implant Center, honorary member and award recipient of several academic organizations and editorial boards for scientific journals and former faculty of Universities like UCLA, Loma Linda Univ, Univ of Aachen, Hong Kong Univ, Buenos Aires Univ, Chulalongkorn Univ and others.
He was formally trained in Periodontics at UCLA School of Dentistry; in Implant Dentistry at Loma Linda University and in Prosthodontics at the University of Aachen, Germany and holds a Master of Sciences Degree in Oral Biology from UCLA School of Dentistry. Dr. Jovanovic’s clinical research emphasizes applied bone and soft tissue regeneration techniques and esthetic management in dental implant therapy. His multidisciplinary dental practice is based in Santa Monica, California and restricts his clinical work to dental implant therapy, bone & soft tissue reconstruction and esthetic dentistry.
Dr Christopher Ho
Dr Christopher Ho is a Specialist Prosthodontist who received his Bachelor of Dental Surgery with First Class Honours at the University of Sydney. He completed postgraduate studies in the Graduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry in Oral Implants at the University of Sydney, a Masters of Clinical Dentistry in Prosthodontics with Distinction from the University of London and Doctorate in Clinical Dentistry in Prosthodontics from the University of Sydney. He is Fellow of the Pierre Fauchard Academy, Fellow of the International College of Dentists, Special Field Member of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons in Prosthodontics, Fellow of the College of General Dentistry and a Fellow of the American College of Dentists.
Dr Ho lectures extensively on aesthetic and implant dentistry both nationally and internationally. He is a visiting lecturer to the postgraduate programs at the University of Sydney, Faculty Tufts School of Dental Medicine, University of Puthisastra, and Kings College London, United Kingdom. He is Head of School of Postgraduate Dentistry at the Australasian College of Dental Practitioners. He is author of numerous publications, as well as Editor of the Wiley textbook “Practical Procedures in Aesthetic Dentistry” and “Practical Procedures in Implant Dentistry”.