A reduced healing protocol for sinus floor elevation in a staged approach with deproteinized bovine bone mineral alone: A randomized controlled clinical trial of a 5-month healing in comparison to the 8-month healing.

Within the limitations of this study, the bone-healing time of MSFE with DBBM alone for staged implant placement could be reduced to 5 months instead of 8 or 9 months, based on the histomorphometric, microradiographic, and clinical outcomes; however, impact on long-term implant survival remains unknown and needs further investigation with long-term follow-ups.