Table 4: Overall averaged marginal bone loss and bone loss at the 1.5 and 1.0 mm thresholds for sinus membrane perforations. * Fisher’s Exact Test P=0.410. ** Fisher’s Exact Test P=0.215.

No Membrane Perforation Membrane Perforation
Bone loss <1.5 mm*
Number (%)
25 (89.3%) 6 (66.7%)
Bone loss ≥1.5 mm
Number (%)
3 (10.7%) 3 (33.3%)
Bone loss <1.0 mm**
Number (%)
22 (78.6%) 5 (55.6%)
Bone loss ≥1.0 mm
Number (%)
6 (21.4%) 4 (44.4%)