This paper describes a novel surgical technique (Sinus-Plate Augmentation Method [SPAM]) using autologous sinus plate bone for posterior lateral maxillary augmentation during sinus lifting and dental implant insertion.
✦ The floor
Discussion
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✦ Clinical Takeaway ✦
No actionable change — this article is a dental/oral surgery case series with no relevance to audiology or hearing care practice.
✦ Why It Matters ✦
This article does not matter to the audiology field; it is outside the scope of hearing health and should not have been submitted for audiology editorial enrichment.
✦ Key Points ✦
- 01Article describes a dental surgical technique (SPAM) for upper jaw bone reconstruction.
- 02Content is entirely within oral/maxillofacial surgery, not audiology.
- 03No findings, claims, or implications relevant to hearing care professionals.
- 04Case series design; limited generalizability even within its own field.
- 05No audiology-related content detected.
✦ Research metadata ✦
- PMID
- 42644674
- DOI
- 10.3290/j.ohpd.c_2763.
- Journal
- Oral Health & Preventive Dentistry
- Publication type
- case_report
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Dental patients requiring posterior lateral maxillary ridge augmentation
- Intervention
- Sinus-Plate Augmentation Method (SPAM) using autologous sinus plate bone
Primary outcomes
Feasibility and outcomes of lateral ridge augmentation using SPAM technique