Sinus lift procedure
Sinus lift procedure is operation that compensates loss of the bone in the upper jaw at area of molars and premolars. In other words, we are adding artificial bone in place between bone and sinus. In order to make space for artificial bone, we need to raise lower part of sinus. As a result we get more bone volume for implantation.
When we do sinus lift procedure?
In conclusion, we do sinus lift procedure when in the jaw bone is not enough bone volume to place dental implant in, or on the other hand when sinuses are too close to area where we want to position dental implants.
Reasons why this happened:
- if patient lost tooth in upper jaw so remaining jaw bone is insufficient to place dental implants. Due to anatomy, back of upper jaw has smaller bone volume than lower jaw bone.
- Periodontal disease can lead to bone loss.
- Losing teeth gets as a result losing bone volume. Bone starts to dissolve when tooth is removed. Therefore, few years later, jaw bone doesn’t have enough volume for dental implants.
- Position of maxillary sinus can be too close to the jaw bone.