• Sinus Augmentation for Dental Implant Patients

  Filed under Implant Dentistry
  May 12

  by Chubs

  

  Dentists claim that the upper back jaw is one of the most challenging areas to successfully place a dental implant since bone quantity and quality are normally not enough to hold the implant. Being close to the sinus is also a major consideration which can affect the dental implant. In a case like this, dentists resort to sinus augmentation or “sinus lifting” in order to add sufficient bone to the patient’s upper jaw for the placement of dental implants. The sinus floor is raised or lifted to make room for the bone to develop, hence, the name “sinus lift”. An oral and maxillofacial surgeon or a periodontist commonly performs this type of procedure.

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