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PRF ‐Assisted Crestal Sinus Floor Elevation With Bone Tap Drills in the Implant Surgical Kit (A Simplified Minimally Invasive Technique): A Case Series

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Here, we present two Persian 58- and 39-year-old females with an edentulous posterior maxilla in the first molar region and a minimum residual bone height (RBH) of 4 mm. Sinus floor elevation with crestal approach was considered. Platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) was utilized as a crucial safeguard during sinus floor elevation with the assistance of bone tap drills featuring round ends. The placement of cylindrical implants was carried out simultaneously. Before applying this technique "in vivo" on human subjects, the "ex vivo" efficacy of PRF-assisted crestal sinus floor elevation with bone tap drills was evaluated. It seems that PRF-assisted crestal sinus floor elevation with bone tap drills can be used as a simplified minimally invasive technique.

Source: Clinical Case Reports

DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.71506

Authors: Mehdi Ekhlasmandkermani, Behzad Houshmand, Emir Ilkerli, Fatemeh Goudarzimoghaddam

Institutions: Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Babol University of Medical Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes

Subfield: Oral Surgery

Field: Dentistry

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,820