What makes for a perfect smile? For most of us we look at the shape and alignment of the teeth and view that as making a perfect smile, but we forget that the tissue surrounding the teeth actually frame the teeth and that all would be lost if not for the bone supporting the whole thing.
“Bone is more important than most of us
know,” says Dr. Denine Rice of Rice Periodontal Surgery and Implants in
Riverside, California. “To keep your smile engaging, it is important to keep
the gum tissue healthy and reduce your chances of gum disease progressing to
the stage where it begins to erode the bone.”
The infection known as periodontal disease
is actually caused by bacteria that destroys bone. Once bone is lost to infection the teeth will
become unstable. When a tooth is lost to injury or bone loss the best solution
will be to restore bone with a graft and to place an implant in the socket
site. “This means that the tooth can be restored, but also that additional bone
loss may be averted,” adds Dr. Rice.
To learn more about the process of bone
grafting, visit www.Riceperidontics.com
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