Bone grafts

Bone grafts

Depending on the area where bone is missing and the type of defect, there are different types of bone grafts.
The sinus filling allows to find the bone volume of the upper jaw when the sinus has developed at the level of the space normally occupied by the roots of the premolars and molars. This situation is very common. This involves adding marketed bone at the bottom of the sinus, having previously pushed back the sinus membrane that lines it.
This operation is performed under local anesthesia and is painless. The cheek then swells for several days and there is moderate pain after the operation.
The filling must then ossify for 6 months, and the implants are then placed.
In some cases the implants can be placed in the same session as the sinus filling.

Horizontal and/or vertical grafts are performed on areas where the bone is too narrow and/or too low in height. We can sometimes add bone in the same session as the placement of the implant.

A healing period of 6 to 9 months is necessary.

These operations are performed under local anesthesia; the cheek then swells for several days and there is moderate pain after the operation.

Dr. Hélène ARNAL reserves most of her practice for implant treatments including bone grafts.