When you lose teeth, this does more than just leave an empty space in your smile behind. Tooth loss could cause complications linked to weakened smiles and a greater risk of an older appearance. This could also complicate your ability to receive dental implants! In today’s blog, your Brooklyn, NY, periodontist and implant expert talks about strengthening smiles with grafting and sinus lift procedures.
The Complications of Tooth Loss
When you lose teeth, your body will take note of your missing tooth roots. In response, your body will suspend the flow of calcium and phosphorus to the jaw. Without these nutrients, the bone tissue loses mass and density, causing your jaw to weaken. The result is further tooth loss and an older appearance. This weakened state means your jaw may not be able to support dental implants, which severely limits your tooth replacement options. But our team can help strengthen your jaw with a jawbone grafting or sinus lift procedure!
Ridge Augmentation
Ridge augmentation, also known as jawbone grafting, is recommended for the lower jaw. The procedure involves adding new tissues to the area to strengthen it so it can support dental implants and prevent you from developing an older appearance. Our team will use tissues taken from the rear of your jaw, hip, or knee, or we could use a synthetic source. Once we apply this to the area, it will encourage the growth of new bone structure to secure your new tissues in place. We will of course offer local anesthesia and sedation to ensure the procedure is a comfortable one, and the entire process will be planned and guided with advanced imaging technology, including digital x-rays and CBCT imaging.
Sinus Lift
What about the upper jaw? For this portion, our team will essentially raise the sinus floor, so we can uncover new structures that can support dental implants. When we complete the procedure for the upper and lower portions of your smile and the areas heal, we will then move forward with tooth replacement. Our team will insert one or several posts, which bond with the jawbone and further protect it from weakening with time, so your new teeth can stay in place for decades come, or possibly lifetime. If you have any questions about how our team will strengthen your smile and offer optimal results, then contact our team today. Schedule your consultation now so you can begin your 2025 on the road to a full smile.
Schedule An Appointment to Strengthen Your Smile
We want to make sure that your smile is ready to receive one or more of our dental implanters. To learn more about how we rebuild and strengthen your smile, contact your Brooklyn, NY, periodontists today at (718) 444-3800.
