Effects of missing teeth and nasal septal deviation on maxillary sinus volume: a pilot study

Abstract Purpose Tooth extraction and the projection of the tooth roots into the maxillary sinus are reported to greatly reduce the bone height from the alveolar ridge to the maxillary sinus floor, while missing teeth are reported to lead to the expansion of the maxillary sinus, all of which are imp...

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Main Authors: Kikue Yamaguchi, Motohiro Munakata, Yu Kataoka, Takashi Uesugi, Yoshiaki Shimoo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-04-01
Series:International Journal of Implant Dentistry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40729-022-00415-5