@article{article_550667, title={ASSESSMENT OF BONE MORPHOLOGY AND STATUS OF MAXILLARY SINUS IN THE POSTERIOR MAXILLA: THREE-DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS FOR IMPLANT THERAPY}, journal={The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine}, volume={21}, pages={313–324}, year={2019}, DOI={10.24938/kutfd.550667}, author={Göller Bulut, Duygu and Şişman, Yıldıray}, keywords={Kemik kalınlığı,KIBT,maksiller molarlar,maksiller premolar}, abstract={<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:2pt;line-height:150%;"> <span lang="en-us" style="line-height:150%;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-us"> <b>Objective </b> </span> <span lang="en-us" style="line-height:150%;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-us">: The purpose of this study was to assess morphologic features of alveolar bone supporting maxillary premolars and molars and to determine the relationship between maxillary sinus and teeth using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). </span> <span lang="en" style="line-height:150%;" xml:lang="en"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:2pt;line-height:150%;"> <span lang="en-us" style="line-height:150%;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-us"> <b>Material and Methods </b> </span> <span lang="en-us" style="line-height:150%;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-us">: In CBCT scans of 100 patients, the thickness of both trabecular bone and cortical plates surrounding 652 posterior teeth were measured and the relationship between teeth and maxillary sinus was classified. </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-us"> </span> <span lang="en-us" style="line-height:150%;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-us">Also, the angle between the teeth and the alveolar crest was measured. </span> <span lang="en" style="line-height:150%;" xml:lang="en"> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:2pt;line-height:150%;"> <span lang="en-us" style="line-height:150%;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-us"> <b>Results </b> </span> <span lang="en-us" style="line-height:150%;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-us">: </span> <span lang="en-us" style="line-height:150%;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-us">Of the teeth examined, 25 % were in contact with the inferior wall of maxillary sinus, 12% had penetrated the sinus and 63 % were far away from </span> <span lang="en-us" style="line-height:150%;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-us">maxillary sinus. </span> <span lang="en-us" style="line-height:150%;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-us"> The closest root to the maxillary sinus floor was mesiobuccally root of second molar teeth with 1.3 mm distance. </span> <span lang="en-us" style="line-height:150%;font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-us">The teeth which had thinnest bone configuration were maxillary first premolars. There were no significant differences for measurements between sides and gender (p>005). Buccal bone thickness and distance to the maxillary sinus floor showed a negative correlation in molars (p˂0.001 and 0.003). </span> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:2pt;line-height:150%;"> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-us"> <b>Conclusion </b>: </span> <span class="FontStyle100" style="font-size:.9em;"> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:14px;" xml:lang="en-us">In order to prevent possible complications, a three-dimensional analysis of the posterior maxilla and maxillary sinus is required before implant procedures to be performed on the maxillary posterior region. </span> </span> </p> <p> </p>}, number={3}, publisher={Kırıkkale Üniversitesi}