Bone GraftingCreating a Strong Foundation for Your Smile
Bone Grafting
Creating a Strong Foundation for Your Smile
When a tooth is lost, the jawbone that once held it in place can begin to shrink. This bone loss can make it impossible to place a dental implant without additional support. A bone graft is a safe and effective procedure that adds new bone material to the jaw, encouraging your body to regenerate bone tissue and build the strong, stable base needed for a successful implant.
Our team at Smile Builder Dental is highly skilled in performing bone grafting procedures with a gentle touch. We use state-of-the-art technology to ensure precision and a comfortable experience. By addressing jawbone loss, we can help ensure that your dental implant not only looks great but also provides a lasting, reliable foundation for your new tooth.
Our team at Smile Builder Dental is highly skilled in performing bone grafting procedures with a gentle touch. We use state-of-the-art technology to ensure precision and a comfortable experience. By addressing jawbone loss, we can help ensure that your dental implant not only looks great but also provides a lasting, reliable foundation for your new tooth.
Why Bone Grafting is Necessary
A dental implant is a permanent solution for missing teeth because it fuses with your jawbone. However, if there is not enough healthy bone, the implant will not have the support it needs to be successful. Bone grafting helps:- Prevent Further Bone Loss: By stimulating bone growth, the graft helps to stop the process of bone deterioration that occurs after a tooth is lost.
- Provide a Stable Foundation: It creates a solid and dense base, which is essential for the long-term success and stability of your dental implant.
- Restore Facial Structure: It helps to maintain the natural shape of your jaw and facial structure, which can be affected by significant bone loss.
The Bone Grafting Process
The process is straightforward and performed comfortably in our dentist office in Riverside, CA. We will first numb the area to ensure you feel no discomfort. A small incision is made to expose the jawbone, and the grafting material—which can be sourced from your own body, a donor, or a synthetic material—is placed where the bone is missing. The area is then covered with a protective membrane and sutured closed. Over the next few months, your body will naturally absorb the new material and regenerate new, strong bone.The Types of Grafts
There are a few different types of bone grafts we can use, depending on your specific needs:- Socket Preservation: A simple graft placed immediately after a tooth extraction to prevent the jawbone from shrinking.
- Sinus Lift: A procedure for the upper jaw to create space for an implant by gently lifting the sinus membrane and adding bone material.
- Ridge Augmentation: A more extensive graft to rebuild a jaw ridge that has deteriorated due to long-term tooth loss.
