The placement of dental implants in the posterior maxilla can sometimes be complicated due to the loss of bone below the maxillary sinuses. This is very common after maxillary molars have been lost or extracted and no bone preservation procedures provided at the time of extraction. Sinus graft/lift procedures are then necessary in order to create a proper foundation for implant placement. This article, published in June 2010 pp 47-60 in the Journal of Implant and Advanced Clinical Dentistry (www.JIACD.com)compares the amount of new bone formation and residual graft material when mineralized human dried bone (allografts) are used versus bovine bone (xenografts) are utilized to increase bone volume in maxillary sinus.  Sammy Noumbissi DDS MS

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This study was conducted by Dr. Noumbissi in 2000 and published in the Journal od oral Implantology in 2005. This project was part of Dr. Noumbissi thesis project while in training in dental implantology at Loma Linda University’s Graduate Program in Implant Dentistry in California.

This evaluation of one 100% mineralized bone allograft was the first of  its kind and the results were groundbreaking. An allograft is bone harvested from another individual of the same species, that means in this case that the material used was human bone.This article  is often referenced in implant publications by other authors. It is also widely quoted by lecturers and speakers around the world.

Please follow this link to read the article: Noumbissi et al Article JOI

Clinical Histologic, Histomorphometric Evaluation of Mineralized Solvent-Dehydrated Bone Allograft (Puros) …