Do you have sufficient jaw bones for IMPLANTS?

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The ideal candidate for a dental implant is in good general and oral health. Adequate bone in your jaw is needed to support the implant, and the best candidates have healthy gum tissues. The upper back jaw has traditionally been one of the most difficult areas to successfully place dental implants due to insufficient bone quantity and quality and the close proximity to the sinus. If you’ve lost bone in that area due to reasons such as periodontal disease or tooth loss, you may be left without enough bone to place implants. Sinus augmentation can correct this problem whereas Zygomatic implants can divert it.

Sinus lift

The aim of this procedure is to raise the sinus floor in order to develop bone for the placement of dental implants. Several techniques can be used to raise the sinus and allow for new bone to form. Depending on your individual needs, we normally wait four to 12 months before putting the implants into place. After the implants are placed, an additional healing period is required. In some cases, the implant can be placed at the same time the sinus is augmented. This treatment could be suitable if you have lost one or several teeth and an important amount of bone.

Zygomatic implants

The development of the Zygomatic implant presents a unique alternative for total rehabilitation of the severely resorbed maxilla (upper jaw), with only one surgical procedure and without the need for grafting. This long implant is anchored in the upper jawbone and in the very dense zygoma bone. A temporary prosthesis can be fixed immediately after placing the implant and until the final restoration, once the aesthetic criteria have been met and your expectations have been fulfilled. The main advantages of zygomatic implants over sinus lift procedures are the shorter duration of the treatment and the success rate, which is 100% after 5 years, according to scientific studies. If you are a patient dissatisfied with your upper removable prosthesis, you should consider this option, because zygomatic implants will give you the opportunity to recover the biomechanics of your original denture.