Service
Sinus lift surgery
The upper back jaw often has too little bone for an implant because the sinus sits just above it. A sinus lift raises the sinus floor and adds bone beneath it.
Who may need one
People who have lost upper back teeth, especially some time ago, and want implants there. Imaging shows how much bone is available.
What to expect
The procedure is done with the area numb. Healing takes several months, after which the new bone can hold an implant.
Questions
Questions
How it works
How a sinus lift works
More bone where the upper jaw needs it.
1We take images
Imaging shows the height of bone beneath the sinus.
2Bone is added
The sinus floor is raised gently and grafting material placed beneath it.
3It heals
Over the following months the graft becomes part of your jaw.
About us
Why families choose Happy Smiles
At the same address in Columbia for over fifty years — started by Dr. Brockley, then Dr. Qilin Xu.
Fifty years, one address
543 Locust St has been the practice's home the whole time.
A dentist who knows you
Dr. Xu holds degrees in medicine and dentistry — the same doctor at every visit.
Routine to emergency
Exams and cleanings, fillings, dentures and veneers, whitening — and emergency care when something cannot wait.
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Everything we do, under one roof.
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543 Locust St
Columbia, PA 17512
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