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Dental
Implant Surgery
Sinus Lift / Augmentation
Bone Grafting
Implant Site Development
Implant Maintenance
Dental
Implant Surgery
Dr. Ross & Terry have advanced training in surgical
placement of dental implants and the intricate bone grafting procedures that are
sometimes required to successfully place implants.
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offer the following dental implant services:
Sinus Lift Augmentation: When the sinuses are enlarged following
loss of the upper back teeth, there may not be enough bone for implant placement.
The sinus is an air filled space and dental implants need to be surrounded by
solid bone. A sinus augmentation/graft is a surgical procedure that replaces the
sinus cavity into its original position and replaces the bone that has been lost
as a result of the enlarged sinus. This new bone graft typically takes 9-12 months
to heal before the dental implants can be placed into the grafted bone.
Bone Grafting: Occasionally, areas where
dental implants are to ideally be placed do not have sufficient bone quantity
to predictably place the dental implants. In these cases it is necessary to graft
bone into the deficient area.
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Implant
Site Development: When a tooth needs to be removed due to infection it
is not uncommon to have lost bone from around the infected tooth. In these cases
various types of bone grafting can be done at the same time the tooth is removed
to facilitate the placement of a dental implant at a later date.
Non
Surgical
Implant Maintenance:
Once your dental implant restoration is completed it is important to
keep the area clean and infection-free. Dental implants can accumulate plaque
and tartar just as teeth can. Whether you have just one tooth replaced by an implant
or several, a professional cleaning schedule will be necessary to keep your implants
healthy. The time interval for these professional cleanings will be determined
by your individual needs.
