Incidence of sinus membrane perforation in transcrestal graftless maxillary sinus augmentation: a meta-analysis.

Acta Odontol Scand · 2026 · PMC13241954 · PMID 42240171

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The test for moderators was highly significant (Q M = 20.99, df = 4, p = 0.0003), and the model successfully explained 66.9% of the total heterogeneity.

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did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

Similarly, while numerical differences were observed, the coefficients for OD-TSFE and Motor-driven OD techniques did not reach statistical significance in this specific model configuration, likely due to the limited number of studies employing these newer protocols ( k < 3 for some subgroups) and wide confidence intervals.

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