Hello. I am dentist Erkan Kara. I graduated from Erciyes University Faculty of Dentistry in 2013.

After graduation, I worked at Pütürge State Hospital for 2 years. Later, I worked at Kırıkkale Oral and Dental Health Center.

Later, I worked at Medical Park for 1 year and Medicana for 1 year. I worked in many private practices.

Currently, I am the founder and responsible manager of the private mega European oral and dental health polyclinic.

In 2022, I established a private mega European oral and dental health polyclinic with 9 clinics and my business is still active.

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I met Mega European Dental Clinic at the beginning of 2025. I received my orthodontics specialization at Ankara University Faculty of Dentistry in 2015 and have been serving my patients in the field of orthodontics for 10 years.

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Dt. Esra Demirkol

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It is a bone grafting procedure that prepares the upper jaw for dental implants. In cases where the maxillary sinus is very low or close to the upper jaw bone, this treatment is applied to create a stable foundation for dental implants. Sinus Lift surgery also helps treat bone loss in the upper jaw and create enough bone density for dental implants to be placed safely. The procedure is one of the most common bone graft surgeries currently available.

The maxillary sinuses, located on either side of the nose, are sometimes too close to the upper jawbone or have low density, preventing successful placement of dental implants. A dental implant uses anchor screws that are placed into the jawbone to provide stability and serve as a secure foundation for your teeth. Patients who do not have sufficient upper jaw bone density are candidates for dental implants after sinus lifting. Sinus Lifting surgery allows for the successful placement of future dental implants.

What Materials Should Be Used During Sinus Lift?

Sinus Lift surgery uses bone grafting techniques and treatments based on your individual case. Your own bone can be used as bone grafting material for sinus lifting. This bone is harvested from your mouth or hip, depending on the amount of donor material needed to lift the sinus. Allograft is another type of bone graft that uses donor bone from another individual as the material for your sinus lift. With continuing advances in the field of bone grafting, factor-based material has become more popular. This type of bone graft uses special growth factors to promote regeneration of depleted jawbone.

What Should I Expect During Sinus Lift?

Before starting the Sinus Lifting surgery, a small incision is made in the jawbone to access the sinus membrane. The next step of the surgery is to position the sinus membrane away from the jawbone, creating sufficient space for the placement of bone graft materials. Following placement of bone grafting material, it takes 4-10 months for the graft to properly acquire and regenerate bone growth. If the graft successfully supports local bone growth, you should be a suitable candidate for dental implant surgery.

What Should I Expect After Surgery?

Following surgery, you may experience slight swelling, discomfort, and tenderness. These symptoms are treated with prescribed or recommended medications. Immediately following treatment, it is important to rest and allow your body to recover. It is important not to disturb the surgical area as you continue brushing your teeth.

Sinus Lifting Surgery Stages

During Sinus Lift, an incision is made to access the sinus. The sinus is then repositioned to make room for placement of bone graft material. When there is plenty of bone density, the implant is placed in this area.

If it is determined that you need sinus lifting treatment before dental implant treatment, do not be intimidated because you do not need to worry about this procedure. Lifting is a relatively common surgical procedure that makes implant treatment possible even after bone loss has occurred.

The sinus system has several parts, but the ones closest to our teeth are the maxillary sinuses. Sometimes a toothache is experienced when there is a blockage or a bad cold. This is because the pressure in the sinuses passes to the tooth roots in the upper jaw.

Why do you need this treatment?

This procedure is usually performed when the patient has insufficient bone in the upper jaw to support dental implant treatment. Dental implants fuse with the jawbone in a natural process called osseointegration. However, this is possible only if a certain amount of bone is present.

In the following cases, sinus lifting surgery is needed before implant application.

If the jaw bone has been damaged before,
If a cyst or tumor has been removed from the area,
If you have had bone loss due to periodontitis,
If there is bone loss due to tooth loss,
If there is a naturally wide sinus cavity or thin jawbone, lifting is needed.

How is Sinus Lifting Done?

There are various ways to perform Sinus Lift surgery. It all starts with making an incision in the gum to expose the bone underneath and pushing up to reveal the sinus cavity. The membrane is lifted and filled with granules of bone graft material underneath. Then, the gum tissue is stitched back together.

The technique used by the dentist varies depending on your personal situation. If you have any concerns, be sure to discuss it.

Healing Process

Do not worry if there is swelling in the area or bleeding in your mouth or nose immediately after the surgery. You will probably feel uncomfortable for a few days, but most patients do not experience major discomfort. If any bleeding lasts for more than two days or the pain and swelling worsen, you should contact your dentist immediately.

There is a risk of the sinuses becoming infected, but your dentist will give you medication to protect against this. It is important to be careful not to sneeze, as this can move the bone graft material or damage your stitches.

Placing Implants

Most of the time, patients have to wait 4-9 months before implant treatment. This gives the bone a chance to fuse in its new location. The entire waiting time will depend on the type of material used.

It is also possible for a person to have an allergic reaction to the preservatives added to local anesthetics. Methyl parabens are the most common preservatives added to reusable vials of local anesthetics. Methylparaben allergy, although still rare, is much more common than true allergy to local anesthetics.

Although true allergies to local anesthetics can occur, they are extremely rare, despite studies of large numbers of people experiencing reactions after using these medications. Skin testing revealed that almost all of these individuals showed no evidence of allergy to local anesthetics and were able to tolerate injections with these medications.

The possibility of latex allergy should always be considered when a person has a reaction to local anesthetics, given the common use of latex gloves in the medical and dental industry. Some medications used in spinal anesthesia contain sulfites, another preservative that can cause allergic reactions.

How is Allergy to Local Anesthetics Diagnosed?

Skin testing can be helpful in evaluating an adverse reaction to these medications. Allergists have a way of approaching a person who is having an adverse reaction to local anesthetics. However, most will perform skin testing with the goal of giving a person at least one local anesthetic that can be used in the future.

Most allergist skin tests are performed with local anesthetics that do not contain preservatives (do not contain methylparaben), do not contain epinephrine. If the skin test is negative, subcutaneous injections will be performed by the allergist using the local anesthesia in question.

How to Treat Allergy to Local Anesthetics?

Treatment of an acute reaction with local anesthesia is similar to a reaction from any other cause. If anaphylaxis occurs, treatment may include injectable epinephrine and antihistamines, as well as the use of intravenous fluids for low blood pressure and shock.

Preventing future reactions is another important aspect of treatment. Skin testing for local anesthetics should be under the supervision of an allergist. When a reasonable alternative local anesthesia is tolerated by the person, only this specific local anesthesia should be used in the future. It is still possible for the person to react to a different local anesthesia.

11d) SEVERE NAUSEA REFLEX: Although many people are anxious about sitting in the dentist’s chair, the thought of doing so can be even more frightening for patients with severe nausea reflexes. However, avoiding going to the dentist is not a solution; Delaying dental care due to fear of nausea can increase your risk of serious oral health concerns.

What Triggers the Severe Nausea Reflex?

First of all, understanding the causes of severe nausea reflex can help you take steps to reduce its effects. People disagree on whether the severe nausea reflex is produced by physical factors or psychological concerns, but it is possible that the severe nausea reflex may be caused by a combination of both.

In short, the severe nausea reflex, also known as the pharyngeal reflex, is one of the defense mechanisms that prevent foreign objects from entering your throat and blocking the airway, causing you to choke. However, the strength of this reflex varies from person to person. At the same time, psychological factors may contribute to making a person’s nausea reflex more severe, worsening an already existing severe nausea problem.

What Can You Do to Reduce the Severe Nausea Reflex?

In addition to understanding whether your severe nausea reflex is triggered by physiological factors or psychological factors, you can take these steps:

Concentrate on breathing through your nose

Breathing through your mouth is one of the most common severe nausea reflex triggers. Focus your attention on breathing deeply through your nose instead.

Find a distraction !!!

Changing your focus can often reduce the chance of a severe nausea reflex. Squeezing a stress ball, listening to music through headphones, or using self-hypnosis techniques helps maintain ongoing dental treatment.

Diş çürüğü nasıl oluşur?

Ağzınız, yiyecek ve içeceklerinizi geri dönüştüren tüm bakteri topluluklarına ev sahipliği yapar. Bu bakteriler ağızlarda diş çürümelerine neden olabilir – tükettiğini düşündüğümüz yiyecek ve içeceklerde bulunan şekerler ile beslenerek – daha sonra diş plağı olarak bilinen bir biyofilm şeklinde atıkların arkasında bırakarak. Bu plak, diş minesini aşındıran ve boşluklara neden olan asitler üretene kadar daha uzun süre dişlerinize yapışmasını sağlar. Plaktaki diş etlerinin yakınında oluşan bakteriler de diş eti dokusuna giren ve diş eti iltihabına neden olan toksik ürünler üretir. Eğer tedavi edilmezse, diş eti iltihabı dişlerde kemik ve doku kaybı olan daha ciddi bir hastalık olan periodontit olabilir.

Yediğiniz yiyeceklerin çoğu ağzınızdaki bakterilerin asit üretmesine neden olur. Şekerli yiyecekler belirgin plak kaynaklarıdır, ancak zarar verebileceğini fark etmeyeceğiniz başkaları da vardır. Nişastalar ayrıca asitlerin oluşmasına neden olur. Bakterilerden oluşturulan diş plağı da diş etlerini tahriş eden, kırmızı, hassas ve kanamaya duyarlı hale getiren maddeler üretir. Diş etleri tedavi edilmezse, dişlerin etrafındaki kemik tahrip olabilir ve dişlerin çekilmesi gerekebilir.

Uygun Fırçalama ve Diş İpi Teknikleri

Diş fırçanızı diş etlerine karşı 45 derecelik bir açıyla yerleştirin.

Fırçayı kısa (diş çapında) vuruşlarda yavaşça ileri geri hareket ettirin.

Dış diş yüzeylerini, iç diş yüzeylerini ve dişlerin çiğneme yüzeylerini fırçalayın.

Hafifçe yukarı ve aşağı hareketlerle ön dişlerin iç yüzeylerini temizlemek için fırçanın ucunu kullanın.

Bakterileri temizlemek ve nefesini tazelemek için dilinizi fırçalayın.

Diş ipini koparın ve her bir elin orta parmaklarının etrafına sarın. İpi baş parmaklarınızla işaret parmağınız arasında sıkıca tutun.

Yumuşak bir sürtünme hareketi kullanarak ipi dişleriniz arasında yönlendirin.

Diş ipi diş eti çizgisine ulaştığında, bir dişe karşı C şekline getirin. Yavaşça dişeti ve diş arasındaki boşluğa kaydırın.

Diş ipini dişler arasındaki temas noktasına doğru getirin ve diş ipini diş şekline uyacak şekilde diğer taraf yukarı veya aşağı hareket ettirin.

İpi dişe sıkıca tutun. Diş ipini dişeti tarafını hafifçe ovalayın, diş ipini dişeti yukarı ve aşağı hareketlerle uzağa götürün.

Bu yöntemi dişlerinizin geri kalanında tekrarlayın.

Ek koruma için ağız gargarası kullanın.

Ağız gargarası, günlük fırçalama ve diş ipi kullanımına ek olarak, ağzınızın hijyen düzeyini artırabilir. Antimikrobiyal ağız garagaraları dişeti iltihabı ve diş eti hastalığına neden olan bakteri ve plak aktivitesini azaltır.

İşte sağlıklı diş ve diş etlerini korumak için birkaç ipucu:

Günlük şekerli içecek miktarını azaltın.

Yemekleri, şekeri ve asitleri yıkamak için şekerli içeceklerle birlikte bol miktarda su için.

Şekerli içeceklerin dişlerinizle temasını azaltmak için pipet kullanın.

Şekerli içecekleri süt, yoğurt veya suyla destekleyin (veya değiştirin).

Beslenme Ağız Sağlığını Nasıl Etkiler?

Yediğiniz besinler ağızda yaşayan mikrop ve bakterilerle temas eder. Eğer fırçalamazsanız, dişlerde plak birikir. Plak pek çok gıdada bulunan nişasta ve şekerler üzerinde büyür. Plak şekerler ve nişastalarla birleştiğinde, diş minesine dişleri saldıran ve sonunda çürümeye neden olan bir asit üretilir.

Sağlıklı Beslenme Seçimi

Sağlıklı bir beslenme rutinini uygulamak kolay gelebilir, ancak meyveler, süt, tahıllar, ekmek ve bazı sebzeler şeker veya nişasta içerir. Gazlı içecekler, tatlı meyve içecekleri ve şekerli atıştırmalık yiyecekler sınırlı tüketilmelidir.

Bu yiyeceklerden kaçınmak zorunda değilsiniz, sadece dengeli bir beslenme düzenini izlemelisiniz, günde iki kez dişlerinizi fırçalamanız ve günlük diş ipi kullanmanız gerektiğini de unutmayın. Tüm bunlar sağlıklı bir diş-ağız bakımının önemli parçalarıdır. Ağız ve diş bakımınız için şu önerileri dikkate alınız:

Bolca su için
Beş ana besin grubundan çeşitli sağlıklı besinler tüketin
Öğün aralarında atıştırmalık tüketimini azaltın
Şeker bakımından yüksek aperatif ve içecekleri sınırlayın
Günde iki kez dişlerinizi doğru şekilde fırçalayın
Hergün diş ipi kullanın
Düzenli muayeneler için diş hekiminizi ziyaret edin

Sağlıklı yiyecekler yemek ve şekeri yüksek olan aperatif ve içeceklerden kaçınmak, çürükleri önlemenin iyi bir yoludur, sağlıklı diş ve diş etlerini korumak için iyi bir diş bakımı rutini gereklidir. Plak iyice fırçalanarak ve diş ipi ile çıkarılabilir ve diş hekiminiz erken çürüme belirtileri tespit edebilir.