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Abstract
This study was designed to evaluate the use of titanium micromesh for maxillary sinus floor elevation without the use of any bone graft or space-filling material to obtain adequate sub-antral bone height for future dental implant placement. Ten patients seeking prosthetic rehabilitation of the posterior maxilla using dental implants were included in this study. Patients were selected from the Outpatient Clinic, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Mansoura University. Total decortication of the created window was done. Then the membrane was gently detached from the boundary of the bony window. Following, that membrane elevation was carried out by separating it from all the sinus walls till the desired height was reached. A titanium micromesh (0.2 mm in thickness) was cut and bent then adapted and fixed to the external surface of the sinus. Finally, the flap was repositioned and sutured without covering the bony window. Our results revealed a significant new bone formation 6 months postoperatively.