Bone Grafting Can Save Your Smile
Unfortunately, if your periodontal
disease runs away and get’s the best of your mouth, you may have some missing
teeth. No need to be discouraged though, because there is a way to restore your
smile. Having a full, set of pearly white teeth is important for a variety of
reasons and your periodontist may recommend dental implants to replace any missing
teeth you may have.
In order to replace your missing
teeth with implants they have to be firmly placed to the jawbone. “Implants are
the preferred method to replacing teeth,” according to periodontist Dr. Rice,
“because they provide full function of your mouth. And to get the best results
many times it means a bone graft will be recommended.”
There are a variety of different
types of bone grafts and each one works a little differently. The most common
type of bone graft is an Autogenous bone graft. This type of graft utilizes bone from another location in the body
and will be implanted in your mouth. The bone maybe removed from the iliac
section of the pelvis, the chin or the posterior third molar areas of the jaw.
The bone will be harvested, but once this has occurred the procedure is very
simple.
If the procedure is done a small
slit in the area where the bone is going to be placed. It will be secured using
one or two screws. A barrier may be placed in order to protect the site,
then the site is securely closed and you are on your way to healing. This
process does take a little while to heal before an implant can be placed.
However, over time the bone will regenerate and provide the base you need for
an implant to be securely placed in your mouth.
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