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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>This study aims to examine the prevalence and diameter of the bony canal structure of the posterior superior alveolar artery (PSAA), residual alveolar bone height, and distance of its inferior border from the alveolar crest using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>CBCT images of maxilla in 116 patients were randomly selected from patients who underwent maxillary sinus augmentation procedure and/or posterior teeth implant therapy from April 2011 to September 2012. The lower border of the bony canal to the alveolar crest, diameter of the bony canal, and residual alveolar bone height below the sinus floor to the ridge crest were measured from CBCT scans. Data were presented using descriptive statistics.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The prevalence of the bony canal was 75.14% (133/177). The mean diameter of the bony canal was (0.96 ± 0.29) mm. The residual alveolar bone height was (7.14 ± 3.64) mm. The distance of the bony canal's inferior border from the alveolar crest was (17.92 ± 5.68) mm. No statistically significant differences between the right and left sides were observed (F = 0.295, P > 0.05). The mean diameter of the bony canal was significantly smaller in females than that in males (F = 0.187, P < 0.05). The maxillary alveolar dimension was significantly correlated with the residual alveolar bone height.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The results from this study suggest that CBCT is a valuable tool in evaluating the presence of the bony canal of the PSAAs efore maxillary sinus surgery.</p>
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Humans , Alveolar Process , Arteries , Cone-Beam Computed Tomography , Maxilla , Maxillary Sinus , Sinus Floor AugmentationABSTRACT
Objective To study the effect of the procedure of oral care on the oral implantology.Methods This study was designed to compare two groups:the experimental group and the control group applied with different nursing procedure,each group comprised with 30 patients.The effect of the nursing procedure on the success rate of implantation,the degree of patient satisfaction,nursing efficiency and the maintenance of equipments were observed and compared.Results The Success rate of implantation of both the experimental group and the control group had no significant difference but the degree of patient satisfaction and the nursing efficiency of the experimental group was significantly better than the control group,the experimental group had advantages in the maintenance of equipments compared with the control group.Conclusions Nursing procedure has an important impact on the oral implantology and is worthy of clinical promotion and reference.