Bone correction
Why bone correction?
A client who loses one or more teeth will see his jaw bone, both that of the upper and lower jaw, resorb, since it is no longer solicited as when teeth are still present. As a result, the density and amount of bone will decrease over time if the client does not undertake dental treatment to replace missing teeth within a reasonable time.
Dental implants
The placement of dental implants in the jaw bone requires that this bone be dense enough and that it be wide and thick enough to accommodate the size of the implants which can measure about ten millimeters in length and about 3.5 mm in diameter. .
When the alveolar bone does not have the characteristics required to insert a dental implant, bone correction or also called bone grafting, may be performed to minimize the risk of perioperative complications.
Depending on the severity of the bone problem, the bone graft can be done at the same time as the installation of the implant or in the case of significant lack of bone, the correction must be carried out at least a few months before the placement of the implants. implants.
Sinus lift
In addition to the upper or lower jawbone, pre-implant surgery may be indicated to “lift” one or both sinuses. These sinuses are located directly above the upper jaw and near which the roots of the upper teeth can be found. This procedure is called a sinus lift and it involves the height of the upper jaw.
When one or more teeth are missing from the upper jaw for some time, the maxillary sinus above the missing teeth can swell, making the upper jaw less dense and less conducive to the installation of an implant. dental there. In such a case, the dentist can push the maxillary sinus which has expanded upwards and come to fill this space.
