NASAL FLOOR AUGMENTATION AND SIMULTANEOUS DENTAL IMPLANT PLACEMENT: A CASE REPORT

The rehabilitation of the severely atrophic edentulous maxilla is a challenging issue for dental practitioners. nasal floor augmentation (nfa) is a method for augmentation of anterior maxilla. we represent a case of dental implant placement in conjunction with nasal floor augmentation procedure. in this case report, a 63-year-old male patient with atrophic maxilla was treated with nfa procedure and simultaneously placed 4 dental implants. implant supported removable prosthesis were applied 5 months after the implant placement. the healing period was uneventful. there were no signs of any complications at the 1 year follow up. maxillary sinus augmentation is a method used to achieve sufficient bone height for posterior maxillary implant placement and has proved highly successful. nasal floor elevation is a very similar procedure and might be a preferred treatment modality for placing dental implants to the anterior maxilla that is limited by nasal floor elevation and bone grafting of nasal floor with simultaneously implant placement can be served as a feasible option for treatment of edentelous atrophic premaxilla with dental implants. in this case report, the patient was satisfied with the functional and esthetic results of his treatment.