Table 3.

Follow up duration, implant outcome, and complications in the included studies

Author/year	Follow-up (months)	Survival rate/success rate (%)	Perforation rate (%)	Complication
Ritter et al./2020[30]	6–107	98.5% success rate	11% of cases with increased thickness 29% of cases with normal thickness	32 Mucosal perforation 10 Local infection 4 Postoperative bleeding 3 Flap dehiscence 2 Oroantral fistula
Küçükkurt/2019 [26]	25.1 ± 10 Control group 27.8 ± 9.5 MT group	96.4% 94.1% Survival rate (control group) 98.7% Survival rate (Pathology group)	NR	NR
Gong et al./2019 [23]	4–6	100% Survival rate	6.5% Normal thickness 5% MT	6 Mucosal perforation
Najm et al./2018 [28]	120	100% Survival rate	21.40%	3 Mucosal perforations
Chen et al./2017 [22]	3	100 Survival rate	7.1% Normal thickness No perforation in cases with thickening	1 Perforation
Qin et al./2017 [29]	7.82 ± 2.02	100% Survival rate	2.33%	3 Mucosal perforations
Maska et al./2017 [27]	12–94	100% Survival rate 100% Success rate	NR	NR
Kfir et al./2014 [25]	6–50	100% Success rate	None	None
Kayabasoglu et al./2014 [24]	5–47	99.6% Survival rate	8.5% (none of them developed sinusitis)	4 Postoperative sinusitis
Garcia et al./ 2013 [14]	12	95.3% Survival rate	7.50%	3 Postoperative pain 8 Perforations

MT Mucosal thickening, NR Not reported