An external (lateral window) sinus lift procedure is performed by creating an access hole from the side of the sinus cavity intraorally and carefully elevating or lifting of the sinus or schneiderian membrane. Once lifted, a mixture of autogenous bone (autograft) along with bone substitute material (BSM) is placed under the membrane at the proposed …

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An external (lateral window) sinus lift procedure is performed followed by the placement of bone grafting material. Next, a dental implant along with the restorative components (implant abutment and crown) are placed to complete the overall treatment for this particular implant site.

A sinus lift is performed through a “lateral window” created at the level of the sinus cavity. The sinus or schneiderian membrane is then elevated and bone grafting material is added to the area of the proposed dental implant site. The dental implant is then placed and allowed to heal. At a later date, the …

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The area in the posterior quadrant have 2 missing molars and 2 broken, non-restorable premolars which are extracted. Next, 4 dental implants are then immediately placed and eventually restored with a posterior oral prosthesis. The ideal space catered for the 4 natural size teeth at this site is limited since the wisdom teeth in this …

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A tooth with severe decay is extracted and a dental implant is immediately placed. The site is finally restored with a dental implant crown. The space of the extraction site has closed over time due to the severe decay of the tooth so therefore the size (interdental space or “lenght”) for the implant crown was …

Single Implant Placement in the Posterior Region following a Tooth Extraction Read More »

This patient has been missing most of his upper teeth for many years now and as a result does not have an adequate amount of bone for dental implants to fulfill the criteria of a full-arch implant prosthesis. Therefore, bilateral sinus lifts or sinus elevations, ridge splitting procedures, and bone grafting procedures were all performed …

Upper Full-Arch with Multiple Implants and Implant Bridge Read More »

The patient lacks adequate bone height for placement of dental implants in the posterior region in the upper arch on the right side. Therefore, a sinus elevation (or sinus lift) via an external approach is required to allow the placement of bone graft material for the intention of generating new bone. In addition, two implants …

Sinus Lift via Lateral Window Approach with Bone Graft and Implant Placements Read More »

This particular patient has a severely resorbed alveolar ridge for the upper arch and therefore needs bone augmentation (additive) before any dental implants could be placed. First, the bony ridge is expanded in width by means of a long-span ridge splitting procedure (RSP) followed by the placement of 6 dental implants. Bone grafting material, allograft, …

Upper Full-Arch Screw-Retained (Non-Removable) Hybrid FP-3 Oral Prosthesis and Lower Implant Overdenture (Snap-on) Read More »

*Graphic Image Below* Patients can opt for flapless surgeries during the implant placement.  This would dramatically minimize post-operative pain and discomfort and greatly reduce the healing time following the procedure. For this particular patient, 10 teeth were extracted and 6 dental implants were immediately placed without making any surgical incisions or flaps. FLAPLESS SURGERIES can …

6 Dental Implants Placement without Surgical Incisions or Flaps for a Full-Arch Implant Prosthesis Read More »

This patient has a vertical and horizontal bone deficiency in the lower right quadrant of the mouth and wishes to replace his missing teeth with dental implants. There needs to be enough bone support for the implants in this area in order to prevent the restorative implant crowns from being “too tall” which will not …

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