TY - JOUR ID - 11873 TI - Using Absorbable Gelatin Sponge to Facilitate Sinus Membrane Elevation during Open Sinus Lift: Technical Notes and Case Series JO - Journal of Dental Materials and Techniques JA - JDMT LA - en SN - 2322-4150 AU - Samieirad, Sahand AU - Eshghpour, Majid AU - Tohidi, Elahe AU - Jouya, Anahid AU - Soufizadeh, Rashid AU - Kermani, Hamed AD - Dental Research Center, Mashhad Univesity of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran 2.Oral & Maxillofacial Diseases Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran AD - Associate Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Mashhad Dental School, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran AD - Oral and Maxillofacial Radiologist, Oral And Maxillofacial Diseases Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran AD - Student, Student Research Committee, Mashhad Dental School, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran AD - Post Graduate of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery, Mashhad Dental School, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran AD - Craniofacial and Pediatric Maxillofacial Surgery Fellow, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Y1 - 2019 PY - 2019 VL - 8 IS - 1 SP - 1 EP - 7 KW - Sinus Lift KW - Gelatin Sponge KW - Implant DO - 10.22038/jdmt.2018.11873 N2 - Ridge atrophy accompanied by the pneumatization of maxillary sinus in the maxillary posterior region may lead to inadequate bone height, thereby precluding implant placement. Therefore, it may be mandatory to perform a sinus membrane elevation procedure and augmentation in the bone. The present study aimed to introduce a novel modification method for sinus floor elevation using a gelatin sponge (Gelatamp, COLTÈNE ROEKO, India) in order for better visualization, hemostasis, and conservative maxillary sinus membrane dissection with the low risk of complications. Implant placement was performed in a case series of 28 patients with hyperpneumatized sinus or a moderately resorbed posterior maxillary alveolus. According to the findings, implant placement caused no complications in the patients. Furthermore, none of the patients experienced infections, sinusitis or graft and implant failure clinically and radiographically at the three- and six-month follow-up. Therefore, it could be concluded that gelatamp-assisted sinus lift is a simple, safe, noninvasive, and innovative technique for sinus membrane elevation. In addition, it is predictable and efficient, especially in the cases where piezoelectric surgery armamentarium is not available.     UR - https://jdmt.mums.ac.ir/article_11873.html L1 - https://jdmt.mums.ac.ir/article_11873_12dfa1bc0a3307e1ea2f1b51f469ad6e.pdf ER -