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Schneiderian membrane

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Schneiderian membrane

[shnī′dir·ē·ən ′mem‚brān]
(anatomy)
The mucosa lining the nasal cavities and paranasal sinuses.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Performing crestal sinus floor elevation with collagen sponge simultaneously with implant placement may hesitate in endosinus bone gain limited to the height of the implant apex, because the Schneiderian membrane might collapse on it [41], as demonstrated by the mesial implant.
The ectodermally derived epithelium that lines these ingrowths forms the schneiderian membrane. The fundus of these pits eventually meets the rostral end of the developing endodermlined pharynx.
In contrast, the other three types are derived from the schneiderian membrane; their origins are different from the origins of the membranes that line the remainder of the respiratory tract.
A perforation of inferior alveolar bone of the right sinus was discovered during the procedure but the schneiderian membrane of internal space was still preserved and not torn.
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