Factors such as serious gum diseases, difficult and traumatic tooth extraction processes, keeping inflamed teeth in the mouth for a long time, and being toothless for many years can cause reductions in bone volume and thinning in the jaw bones to the extent that dental implants cannot be applied.
In a patient who is intended to have a dental implant, if there is not enough bone volume in the jawbone after X-ray and intraoral examinations, auxiliary surgical techniques can be used according to the anatomical feature of the area to be applied.
If the bone height is insufficient in the posterior regions of the sinus cavities, which have air cavities in every human skull in the upper jaw, bone height can be gained by “Sinus Lifting” operation.
In the lower jaw, the height of the existing jawbone cannot be fully utilized due to anatomical structures (lower jaw nerve). In these cases, artificial bone powder application or bone transplantation operation obtained from another part of the jaw can be applied in appropriate cases. In cases where the bone thickness is insufficient again, a group of operations can be performed to expand the bone.
The processes to increase the bone volume can be done simultaneously with the implant application, or it can be done in two phases, which includes providing sufficient bone volume first and then placing the implant. This is mostly related to the extent of available bone volume. The doctor decides whether to perform the processes simultaneously or in two stages after the intraoral and x-ray examination to be performed before the operation.
While the patient’s own bone can be used for processes to increase bone volume, artificial bone powders can also be used for these processes. In cases where bone powder is used, it may be necessary to wait 1-2 months longer ossification in addition to the routine implant beautification period.
