Pterygoid Implants To Avoid Zygomatic Implants And Sinus Lifting

Close-up pterygoid dental implant on bridge

Pterygoid implants are often used along with zygomatic or other implants (to learn more about this particular type of implant, visit my webpage here).  They can be extremely useful to allow you to get teeth quickly and safely for the upper jaw “all on 4/6 dental implants.”  These are very specialized implants that are only … Read more

Sinus Lift Bone Graft- How Big Should the Implant Be?

Sinus Bone graft

A sinus lift bone graft is common! What is a sinus bone graft? The sinus is a hollow space above your upper molar teeth. There is usually not enough bone to place implants. The sinus lift bone graft builds the vertical height only. It does not build width. And it only builds height internally… Not … Read more

Ramsey Amin, DDS – Sinus Lift Bone Graft Case Example For One Dental Implant

xray of missing upper molar

This is a very unique case where a large sinus bone graft had to be performed for just one dental implant. This example below was done at my office in Burbank. The sinus was so expanded from bone loss that an “internal sinus bone graft” would not work.  There was not enough pre-existing bone to do … Read more

Burbank Sinus Lift Bone Graft for Dental Implants Case Example -Ramsey Amin,DDS

Xray of sinus lift bone graft for dental implants

This is a fantastic sinus lift bone graft for dental implants case that I completed yesterday in my Burbank private practice. This patient was missing three teeth in the upper right area. These are the three main teeth that allow you to chew. Because the teeth were missing for so long, the bone shrank, and … Read more

Tony H. – Dental Implants and SInus Lift – The Patient Perspective

Panoramic xray of missing upper back molars

Tony is a patient that referred to me by another dentist in Burbank.  He was missing three back teeth and wanted to replace them.  He had a regular bridge that failed and said it had a bad smell too. Here is Tony on video sharing his experience.  The photos and x-rays of his dental implants are shown … Read more

Video Testimonial -Dental Implant – Chris F.

Xray of single dental implant

Chris had a very unique situation.  He had an unusual dental implant placed 10 years ago that needed to be replaced. A sinus bone graft was necessary in order for me to not penetrate the sinus that sits above the upper back teeth  Here was his situation in pictures.  The original implant had lost almost all of … Read more

Sinus Bone Lifting – Internal

xray of missing tooth

There are two ways to “lift the sinus” if you are missing bone for an upper back tooth. Read this post first  and watch this sinus graft video to understand the two main techniques and understand why this procedure is needed. Internal Sinus Lift Procedure This procedure is used when the bone loss of the … Read more

Piezosurgery for Dental Implants and Bone Grafting

Panoramic xray of missing upper molars

Piezosurgery® is an exciting modality that enables me to cut bone without harming soft tissues. It is amazing. I have used it for 3 years now and it is just incredible.  It can cut bone, but it can't cut skin, gums, nerves, etc!  Unbelievable, but true. Piezosurgery utilizes high frequency ultrasonic vibrations—which allow the bone … Read more