The floor of maxillary sinus starts to get down when the posterior upper teeth are extractedو which demand proceed sinus floor elevation when we plan to put dental implant in this place. The most common complication that happens in this procedure is
membrane perforation which took place at range of 5,5- 56.16 %. So the method of sinus lifting with balloon has spread which is considered a safe and affective method and it is indicated especially when there is a small dental loss (1-2 teeth ). The principle of this method depends on pumping a liquid ( saline usually ) into the balloon which causes sinus floor elevating slowly and continuously. The research aims to evaluate bone thickness when sinus floor elevated with balloon when there are adjacent teeth and when there are not. The balloon technique of sinus floor lifting is applied on 30 sinus lifting cases in 27 patients who have more than 2 teeth dental loss in posterior superior area and need sinus lifting for dental implantation in this area. The patients were divided into two groups: the first one included 15 cases of sinus floor lifting with balloon and there are approximate teeth to the edentulous area. The second group included 15 cases of sinus floor lifting with balloon when there are no adjacent teeth. Patients had been followed up in 5 periods using dental cone beam radiography ( after the surgery, after 3 months, after 6 months, after 9 months, after 1 year ). The research showed in the two groups that At confidence level of R = 95 % there were no statistic variations of the range of success, when there are adjacent teeth to the edentulous area and when there are not. The research recommends using balloon technique of sinus floor lifting when there are adjacent teeth and when there are not .
