Improve Dental Implant Success with a Sinus Lift

Perhaps you’ve decided to get a dental implant and discovered that your sinuses require more bone support. Sinus lift is a restorative surgery that can help augment your upper jawbone to make a dental implant treatment possible. Dr. Walton offers sinus lifts in Greenwood, and below is the information you need to learn about the procedure.

How a Sinus Lift Enhances Bone Support

A sinus lift or sinus augmentation is an upper jaw bone grafting procedure. By lifting or raising the sinus membrane and inserting bone grafting material into the opening, a sinus lift procedure creates room for the bone. This increases the maxillary sinus’s bone density, making it possible to successfully install dental implants in the upper row of teeth.

Types of Sinus Lifts in Greenwood

Our dental office provides direct and indirect sinus augmentation in Greenwood, IN. Dr. Walton will review each type with you and suggest the one that best suits your needs.

Direct Sinus Lift

This surgery makes an incision in the gums to reveal the bone. A window will then be created in the sinus to insert the bone transplant into the area beneath the sinus membrane. The healing period for a bone transplant is 4-6 months. After that, our dentist can insert a dental implant into the mandible.

Indirect Sinus Lift

This technique uses an osteotome, a tool that looks like a chisel, to make a socket in your jawbone to reach the sinus membrane without incision. To make room for the bone graft, our dentist will dig a socket by cutting through the gums to reveal the jaw bone, then press the sinus membrane upward. Immediately following the addition of the bone graft, a dental implant can be placed through the same socket using an indirect sinus lift. This enables bone transplants and implants to recover at the same time.

The next step is to decide on the kind of bone transplant you will utilize after you and Dr. Walton have decided which sinus lift option is ideal for you. Autograft (bone from your own body), allograft (bone from a donor), or xenograft (bone from an animal) are the three types of bone grafts that can be used in a sinus lift procedure.

Sinus Lift Recovery

The type of sinus lift surgery you have will determine how long you need to recover. To aid in your complete recovery, Dr. Walton will give you aftercare recommendations. The following are a few typical suggestions for recovery:

• Avoid infection by using mouthwash that contains antibiotics and antibacterial agents.
• To lessen any pain, take over-the-counter medications.
• Keep your nose moist and clear by using decongestants or saline spray.
• Reduce inflammation by using anti-inflammatory medications.

Successful Upper Jaw Implant with Sinus Lifts in Greenwood

Dr. Walton provides sinus lifts in Greenwood to help make your dental implant treatment successful. If you have lost or missing teeth in your upper jaw and plan to have a dental implant procedure, schedule an appointment with our dentist to find out if you require a sinus augmentation.

Do you wish you had a bright, healthy smile? Visit Walton Family, Cosmetic & Implant Dentistry in Greenwood, Indiana, to make that goal a reality. Contact us today to learn more about how our state-of-the-art facilities and dental services can improve your smile and oral health!