Infections in the upper jaw can compromise your sinuses. Learn how we save upper implants safely using lasers.
Replacing missing upper back teeth with dental implants presents unique anatomical challenges due to the close proximity of your maxillary sinuses, which sit directly above your upper jawbone.
HOW UPPER JAW INFECTIONS BREACH THE SINUS CAVITY
When peri-implantitis strikes an upper implant, the bone loss moves upward toward the sinus floor. If the infection breaches the sinus membrane, it can lead to chronic sinus infections and implant failure.
MONITOR THE UPPER BONE BORDER
Infections in the upper jaw can destroy the thin layer of bone separating your mouth from your sinuses.
PROTECT THE SINUS MEMBRANE WALL
Stopping upper implant bone loss early keeps bacteria from breaking into the delicate sinus cavity.
STERILIZING THE SINUS BORDER NON-SURGICALLY
By deploying targeted laser light, we can thoroughly sterilize the upper implant threads right up to the sinus border, stopping the infection and allowing bone grafting materials to heal safely without invasive trauma.
