Sinus Lift Procedures
The maxillary sinuses are behind your cheeks and on top of the upper teeth. Sinuses are like empty rooms that have nothing in them. Some of the roots of the natural upper teeth extend up into the maxillary sinuses. When these upper teeth are removed, there is often just a thin wall of bone separating the maxillary sinus and the mouth. Dental implants need bone to hold them in place. When the sinus wall is very thin, it is impossible to place dental implants in this bone.
There is a solution and it’s called a sinus graft or sinus lift elevation procedure. There are two types of elevation procedures. The minor elevation is done through the site of implant placement and is usually combined with an implant. This simultaneous placement serves to reduce the healing time to six to eight months. In the case where much larger quantities of regenerated bone are required, the sinus is entered through the site of the bone where the teeth were. A combination of the patient's own bone and a bone forming material are mixed to comprise the graft material.
