Application of a Cone-Beam Computed Tomography-Based Index for Evaluating Surgical Sites Prior to Sinus Lift Procedures-A Pilot Study.
Shishir Ram ShettySatyavrat AryaVinayak KamathSaad Wahby Al BayattiHesham F MareiHossam Abdelatty AbdelmagydMohamed El-KishawiSaaid Al ShehadatSausan Al KawasRaghavendra Manjunath ShettyPublished in: BioMed research international (2021)
The results of this pilot study revealed that a novel CBCT-based index can be used as a reliable tool for predicting the surgical difficulty of sinus-augmentation procedures. However, the novel index needs to be tested on a larger sample of patients and evaluators for a more concrete validity and reliability.