Surgical options in oroantral fistula management: a narrative review

Abstract An oroantral fistula (OAF) is a pathological abnormal communication between the oral cavity and the maxillary sinus which may arise as a result of failure of primary healing of an OAF, dental infections, osteomyelitis, radiation therapy, trauma, or iatrogenic complications. With the presenc...

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Main Authors: Puria Parvini, Karina Obreja, Robert Sader, Jürgen Becker, Frank Schwarz, Loutfi Salti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-12-01
Series:International Journal of Implant Dentistry
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40729-018-0152-4