title: Indirect sinus lift without bone graft material: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
abstract: A systematic literature review and a meta-analysis of indirect sinus lift without the use of bone graft material was performed. A PubMed search was made from January 2005 to January 2012 with keywords: "sinus lift", "osteotome", "graft" and "maxillary sinus elevation". The inclusion criteria were: maxillary sinus lift technique with osteotomes with a minimum follow-up period of 5 months after surgery without bone graft material. 11 articles were included. The mean gain in residual crestal bone height after maxillary sinus lift without bone graft material was 3,43 mm ± 0,09 (2,5 mm - 4,4 mm). The survival rate ranged from 94% to 100%. Placement of implants with sinus lift without bone graft material, is a valid surgical technique to gain residual crestal height and placed implants in an atrophic posterior maxillary with a crestal height from 5 to 9 mm. Key words:Sinus lift, osteotome, graft, maxillary sinus elevation.
authors.affiliation: Master in Oral Surgery and Implant Dentistry, Stomatology Department, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pérez-Martínez
authors.affiliation: Collaborating Professor of the Master in Oral Surgery and Implant Dentistry, Stomatology Department, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Martorell-Calatayud
authors.affiliation: Collaborating Professor of the Master in Oral Surgery and Implant Dentistry, Stomatology Department, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Peñarrocha-Oltra
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor of Oral Surgery, Stomatology Department, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Berta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: García-Mira
authors.affiliation: Chairman of Oral Surgery, Stomatology Department, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peñarrocha-Diago