Bone Grafting and Sinus Lift in Istanbul, Turkey
Dental implants need enough healthy bone to hold them. When bone has been lost after missing teeth, gum disease or long-term denture wear, bone grafting or a sinus lift can rebuild it so that implants can be placed.
Why Bone Loss Happens
When a tooth is lost, the jaw bone that supported it slowly shrinks. Gum disease, infections and loose dentures can speed this up. The longer teeth have been missing, the more bone may have been lost.
What Is Bone Grafting?
Bone grafting adds bone or a bone substitute material where the jaw is too thin or too low for an implant. Over time, your body builds new bone into the graft.
Small grafts are often placed at the same time as the implant. Larger grafts may need to heal before the implants are placed.
What Is a Sinus Lift?
In the upper back jaw, the sinus sits just above the tooth roots. After tooth loss there may be too little bone height under the sinus. A sinus lift gently raises the sinus floor and adds graft material below it, creating room for implants.
Do You Need a Graft?
This is decided from a 3D CT scan. Many patients do not need grafting, especially with techniques such as angled implants in All-on-4. Grafting is only recommended when it is needed for a safe, lasting implant.
Healing Time
Healing time depends on the size of the graft and the area. Small grafts placed with implants heal together with them. Larger grafts or sinus lifts can need several months before the implants are loaded, which affects how many trips you need.
Planning Your Treatment
Send your X-rays or CT scan with your 5 dental photos on WhatsApp. Your plan shows whether grafting is likely, which implants are planned and how many trips are needed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is bone grafting painful?
It is done under local anaesthesia. Swelling and soreness for a few days afterwards are common and managed with medication.
Can I fly after a sinus lift?
Ask your surgeon. Pressure changes can matter after sinus surgery, so a short waiting period is often advised.
Will I need a second trip?
If a large graft must heal before implants are placed, yes. Small grafts placed with the implants usually do not add a trip.
Told you do not have enough bone for implants? Send your scans on WhatsApp for a second opinion.
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