{"id":1230,"date":"2023-11-03T15:19:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T06:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smiledigitaldc.com\/full-arch-implant-sinus-lift-denture-case\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T11:08:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T02:08:42","slug":"full-arch-implant-sinus-lift-denture-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smiledigitaldc.com\/en\/full-arch-implant-sinus-lift-denture-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Full-Arch Implants in Seomyeon, Busan: Treating a 10-Year Denture Wearer With a Sinus Lift"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hello.
From the heart of Seomyeon,
drawing tomorrow's smile,
This is Smile Digital Dental Clinic \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among people who have worn a full denture for many years,
\u201cCan't I stop using the denture and be treated with implants now?\u201d<\/strong>
is a question some patients ask.
However, when teeth have been missing for a long time, the amount and shape of the alveolar bone may have changed, and especially in the upper back teeth area, the implant treatment plan can differ because of the relationship between the sinus and the remaining alveolar bone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today we introduce the case of a man in his 70s who had worn an upper full denture for more than 10 years,
treated with upper full-arch implants together with a sinus lift<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is a Sinus Lift?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Above the upper jaw bone there is an empty space without bone, called the maxillary sinus (an air-filled space).
An implant works as its whole root fuses with the jawbone,
so if an implant is placed in the sinus, it is exposed not to the jawbone but
to the empty space of the sinus,
and the implant fails.
So we perform a bone graft in the empty sinus space to build up jawbone there,
and this is called a sinus lift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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