Feasibility of Shape-Memory Ni/Ti Alloy Wire Containing Tube Elevators for Transcrestal Detaching Maxillary Sinus Mucosa: Ex Vivo Study

Background: Osteotome sinus floor elevation is a less invasive approach to augment an insufficient alveolar bone at the posterior maxilla for dental implantation. However, this approach has some limitations due to the lack of sinus lift tools available for clinical use and the small transcrestal acc...

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Main Authors: Yanfeng Li, Fuli Wang, Pin Hu, Jiadong Fan, Yishi Han, Bin Liu, Tao Liu, Chunhao Yang, Xiangmin Gu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cell Physiol Biochem Press GmbH & Co KG 2016-12-01
Series:Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/453152