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Dentomaxillofacial Radiology (2005) 34, 199-204
© 2005 British Institute of Radiology
doi: 10.1259/dmfr/42093196

REVIEW

Radiological evaluation of sinus lift operation: what the general radiologist needs to know

H Özyuvaci*,1, I Aktas1, K Yerit2, K Aydin3 and E Firatli4

1 Istanbul University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral Surgery, Turkey; 2 University Hospital of Cranio-Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; 3 Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Turkey; 4 Istanbul University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Periodontology, Turkey

*Correspondence to: Hakan Özyuvaci, Istanbul University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral Surgery, 34390, Çapa-Istanbul, Turkey; E-mail: ozyuvacih{at}hotmail.com or ozyuvaci{at}istanbul.edu.tr

Received 1 September 2004; revised 24 November 2004; accepted 15 December 2004

This article provides an overview of the sinus lift operation, including radiographic evaluation of the procedure. Plain radiographs such as dental or panoramic radiographs have conventionally been used to measure the bone volume in the operation site, but full three-dimensional assessment of the region before and after the sinus lift operation is advisable both to allow planning of the lift and to see the results of it. The general radiologists sometimes misinterpret the graft material used in sinus lift cases as odontogenic tumour or some other pathology. The aim of this article is to put an end to this wrong interpretation and to familiarize the general radiologist with pre-operative and post-operative imaging of sinus lift cases.

Keywords: sinus lift; general radiologists; panoramic radiography; magnetic resonance imaging; computed tomography






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