title: Platelet-Rich Fibrin in Maxillary Sinus Augmentation: A Systematic Review.
abstract: The aim of this study was to systemically assess the efficacy of platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) on maxillary sinus augmentation using the lateral approach. A PubMed search and a hand search of relevant journals and the bibliographies of selected articles were performed. Clinical studies using PRF with open maxillary sinus augmentation were included. The search provided 290 titles; only 8 studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Identified studies showed heterogeneity regarding surgical technique, grafting material, implant placement time, protocol, outcome measures, healing time for biopsy, and implant placement, as well as follow-up period. From the 8 identified studies, 3 studies used PRF as a sole filling material, whereas the other 5 studies used PRF with bone substitutes. PRF showed promising results as a sole filling material for sinus lift with simultaneous implant placement, and PRF seemed to accelerate maturation of a demineralized freeze dried bone allograft. Conversely, it had no effect on deproteinized bovine maturation. PRF fibrin membranes represent an easy and successful method to cover the sinus membrane or osteotomy window.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: Sherif
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: Saleh Ahmed
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Bakry
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: Hesham
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abd-Elhakam
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001792:Blood Platelets; D001861:Bone Regeneration; D002417:Cattle; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D005337:Fibrin; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D008443:Maxillary Sinus; D000073183:Platelet-Rich Fibrin; D059546:Sinus Floor Augmentation
chemical_list: D005337:Fibrin
keywords: dental implants; maxillary sinus lift; platelet-rich fibrin; systematic review