Summers osteotomes (sinus lift)
Set of blunt-tipped hand instruments of increasing diameter, used with light mallet taps to fracture and push the maxillary sinus floor upward via a crestal approach.
How it is used
Closed (crestal) maxillary sinus floor elevation before or simultaneous with dental implant placement in the atrophic posterior maxilla.
Clinical tip
The autologous bone compacted ahead of the osteotome acts as a "hydraulic plug" that lifts the sinus membrane while reducing perforation risk.
Sources
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