title: Update of Surgical Techniques for Maxillary Sinus Augmentation: A Systematic Literature Review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A wide range of surgical techniques are available for maxillary sinus augmentation. This review aimed to determine which techniques have achieved the highest success rates and so offer the greatest predictability.
  
  
  METHODS
  A systematic literature review was performed using the PubMed, MEDLINE, and Scopus databases, identifying clinical trials that assessed different surgical techniques for maxillary sinus augmentation, and registered the success rates of subsequent implant placement.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 40 articles described clinical studies involving different maxillary sinus augmentation procedures with follow-up periods of at least 6 months after dental implant placement. Implant success rates varied between 94% and 100% during the follow-up periods.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A wide variety of clinical techniques are available for maxillary sinus augmentation; the choice of the technique will depend chiefly on the characteristics of the edentulous site, which will permit or prevent the placement of the implant at the moment of sinus augmentation surgery.
authors.affiliation: *Assistant Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, European University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain. †Assistant Professor of Pharmacological Research in Dentistry Group, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Granada, Granada, Spain. ‡Chairman of Special Care in Dentistry and Pharmacological Research in Dentistry Group, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Granada, Granada, Spain. §Medical Assistant, Geriatrics Service, General Hospital, Ciudad Real, Spain. ¶Becaria de Iniciación a la Investigación 2015, Faculty of Dentistry, Vicerrectorado de Investigación y Transferencia, University of Granada, Granada, Spain. ∥Research Fellow, Department of Medical Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, Dental School, University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti-Pescara, Italy. #Full Professor, Oral Pathology and Medicine, Department of Medical Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti-Pescara, Italy. **Chairman, International Research Cathedra, UCAM, Universidad Católica San Antonio, Murcia, Spain. ††Full Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carreño Carreño
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aguilar-Salvatierra
authors.forename: Gerardo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gómez-Moreno
authors.forename: Elena María
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: García Carreño
authors.forename: María Luisa
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Menéndez López-Mateos
authors.forename: Vittoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Perrotti
authors.forename: Adriano
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piattelli
authors.forename: José Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Calvo-Guirado
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Menéndez-Núñez
mesh_terms: D003757:Dental Implantation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D059546:Sinus Floor Augmentation / Q000379:methods*