Question

A dentist I saw said that it is difficult to place dental implants in the far back of the mouth-especially the 2nd molar region. He said the reason is there is less bone in the far back of the mouth. Is there a way around this? Are dental implants still successfully placed in the 1st and 2nd molar areas of the mouth frequently? I have two 2nd molars on the top right and lower left that may eventually need to be replaced by implants.

Answer 

On the top at the back often there is a only a thin shell of bone after the tooth have been taken out because there is a big bubble in your bone called your sinus.

Sometimes surgery is needed to make bone grow in this space before implants can be placed.

Usually the lower jaw isn’t a problem, because there are no air bubbles in there (sinuses which connect to your nose) However if you have very thin bone, it can be very difficult.

If there is an option which saves the teeth you have, do that instead! It would be a lot cheaper for a start and the bone thing wouldn’t matter.

Dr.Tim