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Microscope and micro-camera assessment of Schneiderian membrane perforation via transcrestal sinus floor elevation: A
Jordi Gargallo-Albiol1,2, Khaled H Sinjab1, Shayan Barootchi1
1Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Objective:
We sought to assess the effectiveness of using a microscope and non-invasive camera for assessing sinus membrane perforations during transcrestal sinus floor elevation (TSFE).
Materials And Methods:
Five fresh human cadaver heads corresponding to eight maxillary sinuses (six bilateral and two unilateral) underwent 4 TSFEs per sinus (a total of 32 single site elevations). Each elevation was randomly assigned to receive a three or six mm membrane elevation height (MEH). A microscope and micro-camera were used to assess the sinus membrane perforation. Afterwards, radiological and clinical membrane perforation assessments were performed. The statistical analysis results are expressed using the means, standard deviations, range values of the residual ridge height (RRH), residual ridge width (RRW), sinus membrane thickness (SMT) and incidence of perforation (IoP). Generalized linear methods were used to test for the correlation of RRH and MEH to the microscope and micro-camera perforation assessments and the correlation of microscope and micro-camera assessments with the post-operative CBCT and crestal liquid evaluation.
Results:
The cumulative percentage of IoP was 40.62%, (23.07% with 3 mm MEH, and 76.92% with 6 mm MEH, p < 0.05). The perforation assessed using either the microscope or micro-camera coincided with the post-operative CBCT and crestal liquid assessment in 87.55% sites. No significant correlation was found between the microscope or micro-camera assessments with RRH or MEH.
Conclusion:
Application of a microscope and micro-camera during transcrestal sinus floor elevation may allow the detection of the integrity of the Schneiderian membrane with greater than 85% accuracy in this ex vivo model.
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