Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- * Patients between age 18 and 89
- * Patients needing sinus augmentation to support implant placement in the posterior maxilla
- * Patients must be nonsmokers, former smokers, or current smokers who smoke \<10 cigarettes per day, by self-report
- * Female patients who have undergone a hysterectomy, tubal ligation, or menopause, and non- pregnant women of child-bearing potential.
Exclusion Criteria:
- * Patients who disclose that they will not be able to cooperate with the follow-up schedule.
- * Patients who are mentally incompetent, prisoners, or pregnant (as obtained via chart review or self-report)
- * Pregnant women or women intending to become pregnant during study period
- * Smokers who smoke \> 10 cigarettes per day
Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years to 89 Years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes