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Planned and postoperative cone-beam computed tomography datasets were superimposed to quantify global deviations at the coronal (platform) and apical levels and angular deviation. Intraoperative endoscopic inspection and the Valsalva maneuver were used to detect Schneiderian membrane perforations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Mean global deviations at the coronal and apical levels were 0.58\u2009\u00b1\u20090.38\u00a0mm (range 0.17\u20131.63) and 0.64\u2009\u00b1\u20090.35\u00a0mm (range 0.37\u20131.62), respectively, and the mean angular deviation was 1.19\u2009\u00b1\u20090.50\u00b0 (range 0.56\u20132.43). No Schneiderian membrane perforations or other intraoperative or postoperative complications occurred. Trueness metrics did not differ significantly between the flat (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20097) and sloped (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20095) groups.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>ADIRS-assisted TSFE achieved submillimeter positional trueness with reliable protection of the sinus membrane in posterior maxillary implant placement, supporting its use as a standardized, minimally invasive sinus augmentation protocol.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12903-026-08381-9","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,22]],"date-time":"2026-05-22T05:34:21Z","timestamp":1779428061000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Autonomous dental implant robotics for transcrestal maxillary sinus floor elevation: workflow development and clinical trueness evaluation"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"26","author":[{"given":"Jiakang","family":"Qian","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6967-0630","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Wang","family":"Zi-Zheng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xinya","family":"Teng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xiaohui","family":"Qu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ying","family":"Qu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4550-9092","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Derong","family":"Zou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,22]]},"reference":[{"issue":"6","key":"8381_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1338","DOI":"10.1111\/cid.13389","volume":"26","author":"AM Decker","year":"2024","unstructured":"Decker AM, Stuhr S, Testori T, Wang HL. 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