Sinus Lift in Turkey

What is a sinus lift?

A sinus lift adds bone to the upper back jaw so that it can hold an implant: the floor of the maxillary sinus, the air space above your upper back teeth, is gently lifted and the space beneath it is filled with bone graft material. At TUA Dental a sinus lift costs from £210 per side, is planned with a 3D CT scan in the clinic and is usually done in the same appointment as the implant.

The maxillary sinuses sit just above the roots of the upper premolars and molars. When those teeth are lost, the bone beneath the sinus shrinks and the sinus itself expands downwards, so after a few years there may be only a few millimetres of bone left — not enough for an implant. A sinus lift rebuilds that height from above, inside the jaw, without touching the outside of your face.

There are two ways to do it, and the 3D scan decides which:

• Internal sinus lift (also called a crestal or closed sinus lift). When only a little height is missing, the sinus floor is raised through the same small opening that is prepared for the implant, the graft goes in, and the implant follows straight away.
• Lateral sinus lift (also called an open or lateral window sinus lift). When more bone is needed, the dentist makes a small window in the side of the jaw, lifts the membrane that lines the sinus and fills the space with graft material.

When do you need a sinus lift?

You need a sinus lift when your 3D scan shows less bone beneath the sinus than an implant in the upper back jaw needs. If the bone is sufficient, there is no sinus lift; if a little is missing, an internal lift; if more is missing, a lateral lift — and your plan says which before you travel.

Front teeth and lower teeth never need one: the sinus only affects the upper back jaw. And for a whole upper jaw of fixed teeth, a sinus lift can often be avoided altogether: in All-on-4 and All-on-6 the back implants are angled in front of the sinus to use the bone that is there. Your dentist chooses the approach from your 3D scan and explains why in your plan.

The procedure, step by step

A sinus lift takes about 30 to 60 minutes under local anaesthetic, and in most cases the implant is placed in the same appointment. You feel pressure and vibration during the procedure, but no pain.

Over the following months your own bone grows into the graft and the implant fuses with it. With a sinus lift, the time before your final teeth is three to six months instead of two to three; your dentist confirms the exact time from your 3D scan. When so little bone is left that the implant has to wait, your plan says so before you book.

Recovery after a sinus lift: the first two weeks

Most patients are back to their normal day after two to three days. For two weeks a few simple rules protect the graft: don't blow your nose, sneeze with your mouth open, and avoid sport, swimming, diving and heavy lifting.

If you take the medication you are given, use a cold compress and follow your dentist's advice, healing is usually comfortable. A slightly stuffy feeling on that side, or a little blood-tinged mucus in the first days, can be normal. Message your coordinator if pain increases after the third day, if you have a temperature, or if a blocked nose or discharge on that side doesn't settle — the dentist looks at your photographs and tells you what to do.

Flying after a sinus lift

You can fly two to three days after a sinus lift, once your dentist has checked the site. That is why a first visit with a sinus lift is planned as five days instead of the three of a straightforward implant visit, and the extra days are yours to enjoy in Kuşadası.

Cabin pressure changes are the reason for the short wait: by the time you fly, the site has sealed and the graft is settled. Your coordinator plans your dates around direct flights to Izmir from London Stansted, Gatwick, Manchester and Dublin, with the VIP transfer between the airport, your hotel and the clinic included. Flights are not included in the price; we help you plan them, free. Your second visit, for the crowns, follows three to six months later and takes six days (up to eight).

Sinus lift cost: UK vs Turkey

In the UK a sinus lift typically costs £800–£2,500, depending on the technique and how much bone is needed.¹ At TUA Dental a sinus lift costs from £210 per side, and it is added to your plan only if your 3D scan shows you need it.

No hidden costs: the price in your treatment plan is the price you pay. If your scan shows you need a sinus lift, your plan lists it with its price before you book anything — there are no surprises in the chair. Hotel and VIP transfer included. For patients from Ireland a sinus lift is from €250 per side; every price in euro is on our Ireland page.

How much the implant itself costs in the UK, and what the NHS covers, is on dental implants: UK vs Turkey; every price we charge is on our full price list.

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Sinus lift or bone graft: what's the difference?

A sinus lift is a bone graft in one particular place: the upper back jaw, beneath the sinus. The principle is the same — graft material that your own bone grows into over several months — while the technique and the rules for the first two weeks are different.

Elsewhere in the jaw, a graft widens or raises the ridge from the outside; under the sinus, the bone is added from above, by lifting the sinus floor. Bone grafting at TUA Dental is from £130 per cc; both are planned from the same 3D scan and written into your plan. Everything about grafts in other parts of the jaw is on our bone grafting page.

Why TUA Dental for your sinus lift and implants

We place more than 1,800 implants a year, and sinus lifts are part of everyday implant work here. Our Principal Dentist, Tuğçe Arslan, has placed more than 2,200 implants; the 3D CT scanner is in the clinic, so the sinus and the bone are measured before anything is decided.

Your implant comes from an established maker — Straumann, Nobel Biocare, Neodent and the other brands on our list — with its own implant passport and a lifetime guarantee, and your crown is made in our own CAD/CAM lab with a five-year guarantee. An English-speaking patient coordinator is with you from your first message to your last check-up. The whole implant treatment, from the first scan to the final crown, is explained on our dental implants page, and fixed teeth for a whole upper jaw on All-on-4 and All-on-6.

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Last updated: November 7, 2026