What is sinus lift surgery?

What are the steps of sinus lift?

• Injection of local anesthesia in the sinus lift surgery area by an oral and maxillofacial surgeon or a periodontist in Canada.
• In the next step, the oral, jaw and facial surgeon raises the sinus membrane to the size of the desired area for dental implant implantation, which is called a sinus lift.
• The incision site is sutured with a synthetic membrane called membrane.

Open sinus lift and closed sinus lift sinus

Open sinus lift: In the open sinus lift surgery, at least 5 cm of bone is required to place the implant in the jaw bone. In the open sinus lift method, the oral and maxillofacial surgeon or periodontist lifts the sinus membrane and moves it upwards and fills the bone resorption area with bone powder. The periodontist places the base of the implant at the same time or at another time with a break in the jaw bone.

Close sinus lift: In the closed sinus lift method, if the vertical size of the bones is less than 2 mm, closed sinus lift surgery is performed. In the closed sinus lift surgery method, which is performed by an oral and maxillofacial surgeon or a periodontist, bone powder is injected into the area under the sinus so that the bone density reaches the level of implant placement in the desired location.

What is the difference between open and closed sinus lift?

In the open sinus lift, the height of the bone can be added and increased without any restrictions. Also, in this method, the height of the jaw bone can be increased to more than 3 mm, but in the closed sinus lift method, the height of the bone is less than 2 cm.

Open sinus lift surgery is performed to add bone height and closed sinus lift surgery to prevent further bone loss. In response to the question of how long is the sinus lift recovery period, it should be said that after the surgery, more care is needed and activities must be limited.