Author(s)

Massimo Robiony, Giulia Tenani, Massimo Sbuelz, Matteo Casadei

Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University-Hospital “S. Maria della Misericordia” of Udine, Udine, Italy.
Department of Surgery, Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
Private practice, Udine, Italy.

The classical sinus lift procedure is a well-documented technique and Schneiderian membrane perforation is one of the most common complications. Various repairs have been developed for managing sinus membrane perforations. We describe a new suture technique of Schneiderian membrane that makes it possible to complete a sinus lift procedure that otherwise might have been aborted by preventing loss of the graft in the sinus cavity and secondary complications, such as sinusitis.

Sinus; Lift; Membrane; Perforation

Robiony, M. , Tenani, G. , Sbuelz, M. and Casadei, M. (2012) A simple method for repairing membrane sinus perforation. Open Journal of Stomatology, 2, 348-351. doi: 10.4236/ojst.2012.24059.