CAN I AVOID A MAXILLARY SINUS LIFT?
IN ANSWER TO THE ABOVE QUESTION IN AN OSSEONEWS DISCUSSION http://www.osseonews.com/can-i-avoid-a-maxillary-sinus-lift/ http://smalldentalimplants.blogspot.com/2010/12/anatomical-positioning-of-minis-to.html K. F. Chow BDS., FDSRCS May 7, 2010 at 10:43 am Dear Dr A, I guess you are another fictitious Doc with an alphabet. Nevertheless, it is an interesting question. If you do not want to do a sinus lift, any reason will do though it might not be a good one. I myself once did not want to do it because I hated having to make a large opening into the sinus! And if I can avoid it, I did. So I tried crestal lifts invented by Summers. Works, but often found myself having to spend more time than if I just did a lateral window which is more sure and definitive. There are various ingenious ways nowadays, the latest seem to be the “hatch” technique with a special off centre drill. However, if you want to avoid all these, there are several ways to avoid a sinus lift altogether:- * Do a convent