Sinus Floor Elevation
The back of the upper jay has been a problem for dental implant placement for decades. All of the sinus cavities are located above the teeth and jawbone. They tend to enlarge after tooth loss or removal, leaving very little residual bone for implant placement and stability.
In the early 1990's a technique was discovered that allows your surgical specialist to literally push up the floor of the sinus cavity and add sufficient bone for implant placement. This is accomplished without going into the sinus itself, or changing the way that it functions.
This procedure allows ideal implant placement with success rates equivalent to placement in non-grafted bone. Often, the graft can be done at the same time as implant placement. The implants are then restored (replacement teeth placed) in approximately six months. If very little bone is present to start, the graft will need to be done first, with the implants placed after the initial six months of healing. The implants would then need another six months to bond to the newly formed bone before replacement teeth can be placed. |
