Zygomatic implants may be considered as an alternative to bone augmentation procedures in the management of severe maxillary atrophy. The zygomatic implant placement procedure does not require any ...

Maxillary sinus floor elevation and augmentation is a surgical procedure developed to increase bone volume in the atrophic posterior maxilla, thereby facilitating the precise placement of dental ...

Imaging, specifically cone-beam CT (CBCT), helped clinicians remove an ectopic third molar and an infected cyst from a patient's maxillary sinus, which is a rare site for a tooth to erupt, according ...

Endoscopic medial maxillectomy is currently the most commonly used endoscopic approach to the maxillary sinus inverting papilloma. The possible complications of this procedure include epiphora, ...

Assessing root overlap with the maxillary sinus may predict the likelihood of the complication oroantral communication (OAC) after maxillary tooth extraction. This study was recently published in ...

Sinus surgery treats various problems affecting the series of cavities around your nasal passages called the sinuses. There are different types, but the most common is functional endoscopic surgery.

This new study, which followed patients up to 6 months after functional endoscopic sinus surgery, evaluated results using objective and subjective measures. “Nasal polyps are associated with ...

Sinus surgery can feel intimidating—especially when you do not know what the day will actually look like. Fellowship-trained rhinologist Kristine Smith, MD, walks through the entire experience, from ...

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) proudly provides a six-year dual degree residency program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Founded in 1948, we are one of the oldest and most robust ...

Pediatric patients with autism spectrum disorder hospitalized with acute sinusitis have increased rates of seizures.