Surgical Planning
Prior to undergoing sinus augmentation, diagnostics are run to determine the health of the patient’s sinuses. Panoramic X-rays are taken to map out the patients upper jaw and sinuses. In special instances, a computed tomography or CT scan is taken to measure the sinus’s height and width, and to rule out any sinus disease or pathology.
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