The key to success of a dental implant is the quantity and quality of bone that remains after a tooth is lost. Due to its proximity to your sinuses, the rear upper jawbone is regarded as one of the most difficult areas to successfully place dental implants.
Sinuses essentially function as airways allowing air to pass, much like an empty room. Some of the roots in your upper teeth extend up into your sinuses. When these teeth are removed, only a thin wall of bone separates your sinus cavity from your mouth. As this bone heals following tooth removal, the sinus expands in size, further reducing the bone available for placement of dental implants. Fortunately, this problem can be corrected with a sinus lift procedure.
Dental implants need an adequate amount of bone to hold them in place. When the sinus expands following tooth removal, only a small amount of bone remains behind. If a dental implant is placed in such a location, much of the implant will be surrounded by the hollow sinus instead of strong supporting bone. With a sinus lift procedure, bone is added to the sinus to increase support for dental implants. The procedure takes less than two hours and may be accomplished with simple local anesthetic, just like when you get a filling on a tooth.
Dr. Holtzclaw uses a state-of-the-art piezoelectric surgical unit when performing sinus lifts. This technology improves the success rate of sinus lifts, as reported by Dr. Holtzclaw and colleagues in a study he recently co-authored in the Journal of Periodontology (the official journal of the American Academy of Periodontology). You can access this article by clicking here. As a matter of fact, Dr. Holtzclaw has published more research and provided more lectures on sinus lifts than all other dentists in Austin combined!
When complex surgical procedures are required to improve your oral health, you can count on Dr. Holtzclaw to do the job safely and properly. For more information regarding sinus lifts to facilitate the placement of dental implants, call Dr. Holtzclaw and his expert team at Austin Dental Implant Center to schedule a consultation!
Austin, TX
4010 Sandy Brook Dr. #204
Austin, TX 78665
Current Patients: (512) 375-0050
New Patients: (737) 471-0835
Dr. Holtzclaw is consistently rated as one of the top dental surgeons in not only Austin, but the entire country! He has been named “A Leader in Continuing Dental Education” by Dentistry Today Magazine for the past 11 consecutive years.
Austin Dental Implant Center are part of a professional affiliation of dental implant practices operated by oral surgeons, periodontists, prosthodontists, and restorative dentists. With the specialized techniques used by Austin Dental Implant Center, such as zygomatic and pterygoid implants, nearly all patients qualify for same day dental implants from a dental perspective. Prospective patients require an initial workup that includes an oral examination, 3D radiographic evaluation, and medical history consultation. Some patients with certain medical histories may not qualify for surgical treatment. “Teeth-in-a-day”, “one day implant teeth”, “same day implant teeth”, etc. refers to the fact that on the day of surgery, patients will have teeth removed (unless all teeth are already missing, dental implants placed, and a screw retained prosthesis secured to these implants on the same day as the surgery. While this first set of teeth are permanent in the fact that they are secured to the dental implants by screws, these teeth are typically not the final set of teeth as the patient will be allowed to heal prior to the delivery of the final set of teeth. Furthermore, the patient will be allowed to suggest desired changes to the initial set of teeth prior to the fabrication of the final set of teeth. The initial set of screw retained implant teeth are permanent in the fact that they are not removable by the patient and can only be removed by personnel in a dental office. With proper care and maintenance, dental implants can last a lifetime depending on the age of the patient when the implants were originally placed. Studies show that dental implants can last over 25 years with proper home care and regular professional maintenance.
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All-On-4™ is a registered trademark of Nobel Biocare. Although Dan Holtzclaw has lectured for Nobel Biocare™ and the company has used his name and images of his surgeries in their brochures and on their website, Nobel Biocare™ does not endorse or sponsor Dr. Dan Holtzclaw.
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