07/24/2026
When a dentist is performing a lateral wall sinus graft, the most critical part of the procedure is how far we cut into a patients maxillary sinus!
Only a few millimeters of skin and bone separates a surgery like this from a routine operation and a full blow catastrophe.
Luckily for us, we can easily see the work we’ve done by actually seeing the sinus membrane moving under the jaw!
With each breath we can see the thin layer of skin that separates the air inside our bodies from the air outside inflating and deflating just like a balloon.
One small nick of the sinus membrane and a patient may experience air or fluid leaks, sinus pressure and risk of infections.
Luckily for our patient, we’ve done this many times before and are experts in our field!
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