Andreas Kurrek

TL;DR: Hydrodynamic ultrasound could be used as an alternative method for sinus floor elevations of any size and volume with a mere 3-mm-diameter transcrestal approach, if findings from clinical investigations confirm the results of the present animal study.

TL;DR: The results of this paper prove the key role of the sinus membrane as the main carrier of bone reformation after sinus lift procedures as multiple experimental studies suggested and the importance of minimal invasive and rupture free sinuslift procedures is underlined and does not depend on the type of grafting material used.

TL;DR: The results of this retrospective study suggest that Piezotome-surgery is superior in atraumaticity and soft-tissue safety compared to tra- ditional procedures with burs and grants the patients significantly less post surgical pain and swelling.

TL;DR: Within the limits of this study the results suggest self-hardening solid-block-like bone-graft-materials to achieve significantly better DTV/ITV than loose granulate biomaterials for its suspected improvement of vascularization and mineralization of the subantral scaffold by full immobilized of the augmentation site towards pressure changes in the human sinus at normal breathing.

TL;DR: The HUCSL technique yielded the lowest increase of rupture length compared with BASL and Summers lift and therefore shows the lowest risk of a growing rupture of the sinus membrane in case of an iatrogenic puncture during preparation of the transcrestal approach.