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Why Would I Need a Bone Graft Before Getting Dentures for My Sinuses? This question was recently asked by one of my patients, and is a somewhat common occurrence with denture wearers. There are a couple reasons why you would need a bone graft before getting dentures because of your sinuses, and I’ll go through what the reasons are and give you a general overview of the treatment process. In order to talk about why you might need a bone graft, I should tell you first what a bone graft is, what your sinuses are, and what happens to your sinuses and how it relates to teeth, dental implants, and dentures. Most often, the patients who need dentures are older patients. Dentures (some folks call them “plates”) are complete replacements for a full arch of teeth. If you need dentures, that means all your teeth need to be removed, or all your teeth are missing. It makes sense that most denture patients are in their 50’s and older, because, even with poor home care, even if you have lots of tooth decay and gum disease,