[4] Minimally invasive techniques for lateral maxillary sinus floor elevation: small lateral window and one-stage surgery—a 2–5-year retrospective study. International Journal of Oral Science ...

The maxillary sinuses are air-filled cavities that are located just above the back portion of the maxilla or upper jaw. By lifting the sinus and grafting bone in between, there’s more bone for a ...

Maxillary sinuses: These large, paired sinuses are behind the cheekbones on either side of the nose. They are pyramid-shaped and are the largest sinuses in the head.

Twenty-five percent of all patients had unilateral sinusitis. The most common sinuses involved in patients with fungal sinusitis were the maxillary sinuses (100%) and the ethmoidal sinuses (60%).

The maxillary sinus is typically approached by a sublabial incision (Caldwell-Luc procedure), and the ethmoid by an incision on the side of the nose (external ethmoidectomy).

Diagnostic Value of Nasal Allergen Challenge Combined With Radiography and Ultrasonography in Chronic Maxillary Sinus Disease. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 2009; 135 (12): 1246-1255 [abstract] ...

In 2002 study co-author Hack and his team were dissecting a cadaver when they discovered that the back wall of the maxillary sinus was much thinner—and therefore more flexible—than described ...