Transcrestal sinus lift: Ref: 84

For the correct placement of a dental implant it is necessary to have a sufficient volume of bone to house the implant.
sufficient bone volume to house the implant.
Sometimes there is not enough bone available, and it is necessary to create it. For
several techniques can be used, one of them is the transcrestal sinus elevation.
transcrestal sinus lift.
This technique consists of first preparing the dental implant bed in the bone,
reaching with the drills to the cortical layer that forms the base of the maxillary sinus. With a special
special instrument, this cortical is fractured in a controlled manner to access the sinus and
Schneider's membrane is lifted a few millimeters. The graft material is then introduced through the
The graft material is then introduced through the previously prepared hole, compacting it slightly within the maxillary sinus.
maxillary sinus.
Finally, and if the quality and quantity of bone allows it, an implant can be placed immediately in the area.
immediately in the area.