Sinus Lift

Elevating Your Sinuses

Your upper rear jawbone is commonly regarded as the most challenging location to successfully place dental implants. Why? Your sinuses are located there, above your teeth on either side of your mouth. The deep roots of your upper rear teeth can extend into your sinuses. When these teeth are lost due to decay, trauma or gum disease, only a thin wall of bone separates your sinus cavity from your mouth.

Dental implants need a solid foundation of bone to remain secure. When your sinus wall is too thin, it becomes extremely difficult to secure them. To solve this problem, periodontal specialists Hakimi, Vasanthan and Townsend can perform a procedure that achieves two important goals:

• Elevating the bottom of your sinuses
• Augmenting the bone mass in your upper jaw

Your sinuses are too important to be taken lightly. If you need a dental implant placed near your sinuses, we invite you to discuss the option of a sinus elevation procedure with Drs. Hakimi, Vasanthan or Townsend.

Make Your Roseville Dental Implant a Success

The success of a dental implant often rests on the amount of bone that remains after the loss of a tooth. Since your body works on a "use it or lose it" policy, the bone underneath a missing upper rear tooth can recess over time, thinning the bone remaining between your mouth and sinus cavities even further.

As a result, air pressure from behind your cheeks and above your upper teeth increases against your jawbone, preventing the placement of implants. Yet, if even a small amount of bone exists between your upper jaw ridge and the bottom of your sinuses, our elevation techniques will provide a foundation strong enough to stabilize an implant.

By increasing the bone height below your sinuses through various evidence-based techniques, our periodontal specialists can significantly improve the likelihood of a successful implant.

When your dental implant requires a complex surgical procedure to maximize bone volume and density, trust the skillful hands and veteran experience of Roseville periodontists Hakimi, Vasanthan and Townsend.