Bone Graft: What is it and what is it for?

A dental bone graft is a minor procedure that replace missing bone from your jaw where support and stability is need for good dental structure.

When do you need a Bone Graft?

When a tooth is gone the support-bone that used to surround that tooth begins to reabsorbs. Therefore, that area becomes unstable and complicates the possibility to rehabilitate the zone. However, if we do bone grafting in the area, by adding more density to the bone we can place a dental implant to replace a missing tooth.

Also, bone graft may be necessary to give support to the jaw when teeth loss and gum disease has led to a significant bone lost.  Giving the jaw the proper stabilization can improve future complication that can come along bone lost and can also prevent more bone loss.

Type of Bone Graft

The implant specialist from Advanced Smiles Dentistry work with 3 types of bone graft.

  • Allograft: bone particles that come from a cadaver
  • Xenograft: bone derived from another species like a cow or pig.
  • Synthetic: artificial biomaterials that mimics the bone graft.

Benefits of the bone graft

  • Built up bone again
  • Allow tooth replacement
  • Strengthening of jaw bone
  • Benefit appearance
  • Support in the facial features

Want to know if you need bone graft? Come visit the best dental office near you. Our specialized dental team will plan the ideal dental treatment for you using the latest dental tech. The consultation fee includes the CT scan (3D xray). The CT scan will show the bone density and with this the implant specialist can determine the bone state. After that, if your case requires it, we can take a digital scan to 3D print a surgical guide for the placement of the future implant; and don’t worry all this technology is in-house. Visit Advanced Smiles Dentistry, use your dental insurance and get the opportunity to live the best dental experience.