Hands-On Piezoelectric Rdge Augmentation Surgery Program.  March 25-26, 2011 in Los Angeles, California, USA.  Presented by Dr. Dong-Seok Sohn, internationally acclaimed lecturer on piezosurgery and oral implantology.  Dr. Sohn has published dozens of peer reviewed articles and textbooks chapters and is Professor/Chairman of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Catholic University of Daegu, School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.

Dr. Michael Toffler of Manhattan, New York, USA demonstrates his innovative crestal core sinus lift technique for dental implant placement.

  Dr. Ziv Mazor demonstrates the Balloon Sinus Lift Technique to facilitate the placement of dental implants.  Dr. Ziv Mazor and Dr. Robert Horowitz are hosting a continuing education course on the State of the Art Sinus Augmentation Techniques on April 11, 2010 in New York, NY.  For more information please visit www.augmentationcourse.com

9mm Non-Osteotome Closed Sinus Lift

Traditional closed sinus lift techniques typically involve use of an osteotome that is tapped with a surgical mallet to upfracture the floor of the maxillary sinus.  A number of reports in dental literature document vertigo associated with such procedures.  The risk of this complication may be reduced or avoided with use of a non-osteotome technique.  The following case demonstrates use of a rotary instrument for a maxillary sinus lift of approximately 9mm.

 The following case demonstrates use of an MIS Abrahami drill guide and MIS bone compression kit for a closed sinus lift.

 When performing an open sinus lift, the arterial supply of the maxillary sinus must be considered.  The following article gives a brief description of how to handle this situation.