Sinus lift in upper posterior implants

Upper jaw bone is soft bone and with loss of teeth it gets lost , due to loss of function . Implants are something that simulate your lost tooth root . Implants are inserted in bone . but with loss of bone,  placement of implant gets impossible without grafting many times  .

Similarly with loss of tooth in posterior upper jaw , the  bone resorbs very fast , and to place a implant a simultaneous (Sinus lift ) grafting procedure is required to place a implant .

What is maxillary sinus ?

Maxillary sinus is a hollow bone lined with a membrane that is present in upper posterior jaw (SEE X RAY BELOW ) .The bone in which implant is to be placed is present below it . There should be atleast 10-12 mm bone height for implant placement . The X ray below on right upper posterior side has less bone and require sinus lift with grafting so that height of bone can be increased for implant placement .

Pre OP

Post OP

There are many question that comes to your mind before sinus lift ?

q1 ) Is sinus lift painful procedure?

Ans Sinus lift is a routine grafting procedure with a specialized technique with no post operative pain but with slight swelling post operatively that subsides within 3-4 days .We at Ekdantam do it with a piezosurgery unit to make it painless and highly predictable.

Q2) How much are the chances of success of sinus lift ?

Sinus lift is the most predictable grafting procedure and if done correctly gives  100 % results .

CASE 1:- IMPLANT PLACEMENT WITH SIMULATNEOUS SINUS LIFT