What is a Bone Graft?
Dental bone grafting is a procedure that our Walnut Grove dentists use to strengthen a patient's jaw bone that has undergone some degradation or bone loss.
This procedure involves placing a small amount of bone at one or more points in your jawbone where bone loss has begun to occur in order to serve as a supporting structure for your body to begin to regrow and strengthen its own structures. This piece of bone tissue may have been taken from your own body or from a donor.
Bone grafts are commonly used in anticipation of a dental surgery like the placement of implants into your jaw, to held strengthen your oral structures in order to support dental restorations.
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Bone grafts allow our patients to recover stability and strength in their jaw bone, enabling other important oral surgeries such as implants or extractions.
Bone Graft Treatment
When Would I Need A Bone Graft?
Any health condition or environmental factor that may cause a patient to lose bone mass or experience some degradation of their jawbone is enough to warrant a bone graft.
These health conditions can include periodontal disease, a missing tooth and more.
What Treatments Can Bone Grafts Help Support?
There are a number of treatments, surgeries and dental restorations that either work best or require a stable and strong jawbone to be successful.
These include:
