Ozone's Influence on Sinus Lifting With Implant Placement: "a Myth or Reality?"

Objectives: Implant placement is considered challenging in the presence of a pneumatized maxilla. Over the years, sinus lift with bone augmentation has been regarded as the best option. Various bone substitutes have been used to fill the space left behind after lifting the Schneiderian membrane.
Methods: A total of 30 sinuses with an average residual alveolar bone height of 5.3 were randomly assigned to either the control or ozone gel recipient groups. Simultaneous implant placement occurred following closed sinus lifting/ Cone beam computed tomography and bone stability measurements were performed immediately and at 4 months postoperatively.
Results: Radiographic analysis revealed that the mean bone height of the control group after four months postoperative was (11.09 ± 0.86 mm) compared to (10.73 ± 0.65mm) in the study group. The mean ISQ value after 4 months in the ozone gel group was (86.7± 6.7) compared to (86.4 ± 3.7) in the control group, which was statistically non-significant.
Conclusions: Ozone gel recipient group offered satisfactory but non-significant results. However, both techniques showed accepted results.