Bone regeneration

If an oral examination reveals there isn’t enough bone height in your upper jaw or the sinuses are very close to the jaw for a dental implant to be placed, this procedure may be an alternative option.

In this procedure, your surgeon will cut gum tissue in the vacant spot left by your back teeth. Gum tissue is raised to expose the bone and a small window in the bone is opened. The membrane which lines the sinus on the other side of this window separates your jaw from the sinus. The membrane is pushed up gently away from the jaw.

The space where your sinus was previously located is filled with granules of bone graft material. When the bone is properly positioned, the tissue is stitched closed. It takes about nine months for grafted material to properly mesh with your bone, after which your implants will be inserted.

Sinus Augmentation is an All-on-4 Procedure completed by ‘tapping’ the sinus membrane up and filling it with granules of bone on the same day as the implant placement.

There may be a situation where you have a defect in your jawbone. If you have inadequate bone, lifting the gum away from the ridge exposes the deformity.

This process is called ridge modification. For improving your appearance once treatment is completed, it is required to first build up the ridge with a bone substitute.

At times, the quality and amount of bone is not enough for stability of the implants and you may need bone grafting on both single implants or All On 4. This can be done at both the time of implant placement or prior to implant placement depending on the case.