What does the sinuse tap procedure involve?

The sinus lift can be done first whereby the sinus membrane is lifted out of the way, and artificial bone mixed with your own bone is placed in the space to increase the bone height enough to place a dental implant. The graft does however need to heal for around 4-6 months before an implant can be placed. If there is a minimum of 4mm of bone the implant can be placed at the same time as the sinus lift procedure, thus decreasing the healing phase.

The other option is to indirectly lift the sinus membrane, and place the implant at the time of the lift. However, the amount of bone needed would be around 5mm so the lift would be no more than 3-4mm. This again allows for the implant to be placed at the same time as the sinus tap procedure and decrease the healing time.

Once the implant has been placed the full treatment from this point should take around 4 months.

Hope this is helpful.

Dr Kailesh Solanki