| ANCILIARY IMPLANT TREATMENTS
| INDIRECT SINUS LIFT
A thin tissue membrane lines the sinuses- when the sinuses limit the amount of bone available for a dental implant, the sinus membrane can be pushed upward and grafting bone added to increase its volume. This will allow for dental implants to be placed. Your periodontist will determine if you need a direct or indirect sinus lift depending on the amount of bone you have below the sinus.
| DIRECT SINUS LIFT
A thin tissue membrane lines the sinuses- when the sinuses limit the amount of bone available for a dental implant, the sinus membrane can be pushed upward and grafting bone added to increase its volume. This will allow for dental implants to be placed.
| RIDGE SPLIT
The ridge split procedure is a form of ridge augmentation or widening. This procedure has been proven successful for those with narrow alveolar ridges. The ridge split procedure is a minimally invasive method that offers a lot of benefits in the preprosthetic phase of dental implants. The risk of suffering from inferior alveolar nerve injuries is also lower. There is less pain and you don’t need to prepare a second surgical area as donor. You also don’t need to worry about swelling.
| RIDGE AUGMENTATION
A ridge augmentation is a common dental procedure often performed following a tooth extraction to help recreate the natural contour of the gums and jaw that may have been lost due to bone loss as a result of a tooth extraction, or for another reason.
The alveolar ridge of the jaw is the bone that surrounds the roots of teeth. When a tooth is removed, an empty socket is left in the alveolar ridge bone. Usually this empty socket will heal on its own, filling with bone and tissue. Sometimes when a tooth is removed, the bone surrounding the socket breaks, and it unable to heal on its own. The previous height and width of the socket will continue to deteriorate.
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Rebuilding the original height and width of the alveolar ridge is not medically necessary, but may be required for dental implant placement, or for aesthetic purposes. Dental implants require bone to support their structure, and a ridge augmentation can help rebuild this bone to accommodate the implant.
| GBR
Guided bone regeneration, or GBR, is a bone regenerative technique that uses physical means such as barrier membranes to seal off an anatomic site where bone is to be regenerated. The goal is to direct bone formation and prevent other tissues, including connective tissue, from interfering with osteogenesis. Guided bone regeneration is often used to increase the alveolar ridge where there has been bone resorption. Without GBR procedures, stable implant placement would not be possible for many patients as their remaining bone would not support an implant.
There are two different approaches for guided bone regeneration. The first is known as the simultaneous approach where the placement of the implant and GBR take place at the same time. The second is the staged approach in which GBR is performed prior to implant placement. Regardless of the approach, the use of barrier membranes is essential to the success of the GBR process.
| BONE GRAFTING
A bone graft transplants bone tissue. Surgeons use bone grafts to repair and rebuild diseased bones in your hips, knees, spine, and sometimes other bones and joints. Grafts can also repair bone loss caused by some types of fractures (broken bones) or cancers. Once your body accepts the bone graft, it provides a framework for growth of new, living bone.
If the transplanted bone comes from another person, it is called an allograft. Most allograft bone comes from donors who have died. Tissue banks screen these donors and disinfect and test the donated bone to make sure it is safe to use. If the transplanted bone comes from another part of your own body, it is called an autograft. Autograft bone often comes from your ribs, hips or a leg.
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