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

Zygomatic Dental Implants Bone Thickness/Thinness Comparison

zygomatic implant comparison

Zygomatic dental implants are used in cases of more extreme bone loss in the upper jaw.  They rely on anchorage into the base of your cheek bones which are called  “ zygomatic bone.”  They are commonly done for full arch replacement with a Prettau, zirconia dental implant bridge. Generally speaking this bone is dense and … Read more

ZYGOMATIC DENTAL IMPLANTS VS. SINUS LIFT BONE GRAFT REVIEW

3D scan of zygomatic implants

Which one is better??? Zygomatic dental implants or a sinus lift bone graft?  I would like to start by saying that both are excellent options.  Both have long-term data to support their use and I do both procedures very routinely.Often I will recommend one over the other or give you the option to choose what … Read more

Upper Molars with Sinus Bone Graft and Lower Single Implants -Ramsey Amin DDS Reviews

3D scan of pre-implant surgery model

This is a nice example of basic treatment with dental implants that was well engineered. What you are looking at here are four dental implant molars that I placed in virtual 3-D. The implants are actually surgically placed in the bone but what I did was ‘overlay’ the implants that are actually there with the … Read more

Do I Need PRP/PRF/PDGF/BMP For Dental Implants and Bone grafts?

Ramsey Amin video Do I Need PRP:PRF:PDGF:BMP For Dental Implants and Bone grafts?

In this video, I described what is PRP and PRF and how to concentrate growth factors, stem cells and molecular enhancers made from your own blood to be used in dental implant and bone grafting procedures. PRP, PRF, PDGF, BMP, and others, are all abbreviations for wonderful enhancers of dental implant bone grafts. I make … Read more

Dizzy/Vertigo After Sinus Lift Bone Graft for Dental Implant

Dizzy_Vertigo After Sinus Lift Bone Graft for Dental Implant

Dizziness is a rare complication that can occur in patients that have an internal sinus lift for dental implants in the upper jaw. This is called vertigo. More accurately it is called benign paroxysmal positional vertigo – BPPV. In my private practice over the last 14 years I have had extremely few patients that have … Read more

What is Sinus Expansion? Do I Need a Sinus Lift? Sinus is Big and Close…Burbank Dental Implant Expert Reviews

3D scan of sinus

Your sinuses are big hollow holes above your upper teeth.  The roots of your upper back teeth are really close to your sinus. In order to have dental implants in that area, sometimes a sinus lift bone graft is necessary to treat the expanded sinus.  Whether you live in Burbank ,Glendale or Los Angeles, all … Read more