Implantology & Bone Regeneration

Implant site development and bone regeneration ask for a different instrument set from routine oral surgery, so they are gathered here. Osteotomes condense rather than cut, preserving trabecular bone density in the softer posterior maxilla and raising the sinus floor by internal approach. The sinus lift instruments are grouped by the surgeons who designed them — Kirsch, Shakibaie, Cacaci, Syfrig, Meiselbach — because each set reflects a specific membrane-elevation technique, and mixing curette geometries between protocols is how membranes perforate. Autogenous bone is harvested with a scraper or trephine and processed with a mill or crusher; particulate is delivered with an applicator. Ridge deficiencies are addressed by splitting and expansion rather than grafting where the residual crest allows it. Explantation instruments are included for failed fixtures requiring reverse-torque removal.