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Bone Graft
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| • | Tooth Extractions: Bone grafting immediately after a tooth extraction can help preserve the socket and surrounding bone structure. |
| • | Saving a Tooth: Severe periodontal (gum) disease can damage the gums, connective ligaments, and supportive bone without treatment. We may be able to restore the bone and save a tooth if we perform a bone graft, before an extraction is necessary. |
| • | Dental Implant Treatment: Dental implants, which are next best thing to your natural teeth, are largely successful because they fuse to the jaw during a process called osseointegration. A bone graft can help you qualify for treatment if your jawbone is too thin or too soft to otherwise support an implant. |
| • | Ridge Augmentation: During this procedure, we make a small division in the ridge that supports your teeth, the alveolar bone. Once the bone has been separated, we will place graft material into the open space. Afterwards, the ridge augmentation should thicken, widen, or strengthen the bone enough to support an implant.
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| • | Socket Preservation: A socket preservation is typically preformed immediately after a tooth extraction. Also known as a localized ridge augmentation, a socket preservation helps you avoid bone deterioration after the loss of a tooth. In other words, this bone graft allows us to place dental implants much quicker.
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| • | Sinus Lift: Missing teeth in the upper posterior (back) region of your mouth are usually the hardest to restore with implants due to a lack of bone. During a sinus lift, we gently move the sinus membrane up and place graft material in the open space. Sinus lifts helps us place dental implants in places that would otherwise be impossible. |
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