(a) Characteristics of the included studies |
| First Author (Year of Publication) | Study Design | Study Location | Population (Mean age) | Female/ Male | Intervention |
| Nizam N (2018) | RCT, SM | School of Dentistry, Ege University, İzmir, Turkey | Thirteen patients (mean age ± SD: 49.92 ± 10.37) | 4/9 | Bio-Oss and L-PRF mixture (test) Bio-Oss alone (control) |
| Zhang Y (2012) | RCT, P | Department of Implant Dentistry, Peking University, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China | The test group: six sinuses from six patients (mean age, 43.5 years; range, 30-49) the control group: five sinuses of five patients (mean age, 46.2 years; range, 37-53). | 2/8 | Bio-Oss and L-PRF mixture (test) Bio-Oss alone (control) |
| Comert K S, 2017 | RCT, P | Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Center for Oral and Dental Health, Erzurum, Turkey | 26 patients: Ages ranged from 22-51 years The control group: 31.51±8.52 years The P-PRP group: 34.01±9.59 years The PRF group: 35.48±9.53 years | 9 /17 | B-TCP (control); P-PRP mixed B-TCP (The P-PRP group); PRF mixed B-TCP (PRF group). |
| Tatullo M, 2012 | RCT, P | Dept. of Basic Medical Science, University of Bari, Italy | 60 patients, 43 and 62 years | 48/12 | Deproteinized bovine bone (Bio-Oss) PRF+deproteinized bovine bone (Bio-Oss) |
| Gurler G, 2016 | RCT, P | Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, İstanbul Medipol University School of Dentistry, Atatürk Bulvarı | 24 patients: age ranged from 23-66 years (mean age 47.8) The study group: mean age of 46.3 years The control group: mean age of 49.3 years | 10/14 | Allogenous bone + L-PRF (test) Allogenous bone (control) |
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RCT: randomized controlled trial. SM: split-mouth. P: prospective.
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(b) Characteristics of the included studies |
| First Author (Year of Publication) | Outcomes | Follow-up | PRF Preparation technique | RBH (mm) |
| Nizam N, 2018 | Primary outcomes: newly formed bone, residual bone graft, and newly formed bone-to-bone contact Secondary outcomes: clinical and radiographic data (6 months after augmentation; implant survival rate 12 months after implant loading) | 12 months | A table centrifuge (Nüve Laboratory Equipment, NF200, Ankara, Turkey) or 12 min at 400 × g | Test: 2.45 ± 0.79 Control: 2.53± 0.61 |
| Zhang Y, 2012 | New bone formation: percentage of residual bone substitute contact length between newly formed bone and bone substitute | 6 months | PRF by Choukroun’s Procedure (300 g for 10 min) | < 5 |
| Comert K S, 2017 | Primary outcomes: new bone formation, mean percentages of residual graft particle area, percentages of soft tissue, and no postoperative maxillary sinus infection Secondary outcomes: mean densities of bone cells (osteoblasts, osteoclasts, osteocytes, and osteoprogenitors), capillary vessels, and inflammatory cells | Control group: 6.14±0.57 months; P-PRP group: 6.08±0.67 months; PRF group: 6.29±0.53 months | PRF by Choukroun’s Procedure (3000 rpm for 10 min) | < 7 |
| Tatullo M, 2012 | New bone; complications; ISQ values (Implant Stability Quotient); bone density; clinical success rate | 150 days | Choukroun’s procedure | < 5 |
| Gurler G, 2016 | Healing Index (HI) scores Inflammatory and infectious reactions Patient comfort | 14 days | Centrifuge (IntraSpin, USA) at 2700 rpm for 12 min | NA |
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RBH: residual bone height.
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