Bone Grafting
Bone Grafting in Preparation for Dental Implants
Bone Grafting Cabramatta
When there is insufficient bone to support dental implants, bone grafting procedures are frequently required.
A bone grafting treatment repairs a deficiency or defect in a patient’s jawbone. This treatment can be conducted using bone extracted from the patient or particular materials, dubbed “bone substitutes”.
A variety of factors can contribute to bone volume loss, including:
- Infection
- Trauma
- Periodontal Disease
Many patients choose to utilise their bone for a bone graft. However, a bone from a donor can also be used.
If a person decides to utilise their bone, it is typically taken from behind-the-back teeth, the chin, or other body parts such as the hip or shin.
Using your bone for a bone graft necessitates the presence of both a donor and an operative site. This can result in more healing time and pain. Despite these risks, many patients opt to use their bone in a bone graft.
Types of Bone Grafting
Bone Grafting
Bone grafting is the process of grafting bone material to the afflicted location. Other parts of the jaw or pre-packaged bone graft minerals can be used to get bone grafting materials.
Socket Grafting
The bone around the extraction site tends to fold inward and shrink after a tooth is taken. However, bone can be retained and even improved by applying bone minerals to the area with a dissolving collagen sponge.
Sinus Grafting
The maxillary sinuses are empty spaces above your upper back teeth and behind your cheeks. Only a small layer of bone will sometimes remain behind the sinus after upper tooth extraction and socket healing. If the sinus floor is narrow, grafting may be necessary before implants can be placed.
Ridge Augmentation
Long-term tooth loss can cause the remaining bone to become too short or thin to accommodate an implant. These situations allow for the placement of tiny, precisely shaped, and fitting grafts to give sufficient bone thickness or height at the implant sites.
Uses of Bone Grafting
The following are the objectives of bone grafting procedures:
Saving Teeth
Teeth may become loose and at risk of falling out when severe gum disease results in bone loss.
By grafting, the bone support can be increased, preserving the teeth, and regenerating the bone around them.
Tooth Extractions
Placing bone grafting material in the extraction site after removing a tooth is usual. In this manner, the option to later replace your tooth with a dental implant will be simple to access.
Dental Implants
With implant dentistry, the missing tooth is permanently replaced with a small titanium post inserted into the jawbone and connected to a natural dental crown.
For optimal functionality and high success rates, implants must be placed in healthy, dense bones.
A bone grafting treatment can help you regenerate enough bone to put the implant if you experience bone loss successfully.
What Should You Expect During a Bone Grafting Procedure?
Usually, only local anaesthesia is required for bone grafting surgery; however, oral or intravenous sedatives may provide a deeper level of relaxation.
You can have pain at the graft site after surgery because a tiny cut in your gum tissue is necessary to access the bone that will receive the transplant.
Regular cold therapy and over-the-counter medications are frequently used to treat this.
Any soreness should only last one or two days.
Over the following few months, your bone will gradually replace the transplant, correcting the significant bone loss you’ve been experiencing.
Bone Grafting in Cabramatta
Cabramatta Dental Care offers secure and reliable bone grafting procedures. Your specific treatment plan is always meticulously tailored for you!
At Cabramatta Dental Care, we take a gentle and meticulous approach to looking after our patients.
Visit your Cabramatta dentist today!
Call (02) 9755 5300 or book your appointment online.
We are located at 47 Arthur St in Cabramatta.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is bone grafting?
Bone grafting is a dental surgery that replaces missing bone in affected areas.
How long is the recovery period?
This is dependent upon the kind of bone transplant used, its size, and how well you heal personally! During your consultation at Cabramatta Dental Care, a thorough evaluation of this can be done.