Like any bone in your body, your jawbone is continually remodeling, and the body ensures your bone cells are renewed as they die off. However, it relies on the stimulation provided by your natural teeth to tell when to renew old bone cells. If you lose teeth or they become loose and your jawbone, your body no longer receives the signals, the bone around your teeth begins to resorb. It’s one reason our implant dentist in Ajax strongly recommends restoring missing teeth sooner rather than later.
When you plan for dental implant surgery in Whitby soon after tooth loss or when teeth begin to fail, there’s a greater chance that the jawbone has enough volume to support the implants properly. If it has been quite a while since you lost teeth or suffered from severe periodontal disease, your jawbone volume may have diminished, and there may not be enough left to support dental implants adequately. Bone grafting for dental implants in Pickering provides a good solution.
What is a Bone Graft?
A bone graft uses artificial bone material or bone taken from a donor or you and restores bone in areas where it is deficient. We can use a bone graft to increase the volume of your jawbone, ensuring that when we place the dental implants in Oshawa, they have plenty of bone with which to bond. The bonding process is critical for successful implant treatment, as the implant won’t be able to move and is strong enough to support your replacement tooth.
When Would I Need a Bone Graft?
We can use a dental bone graft in Newcastle to increase the height or width of the available jawbone. It often preserves the bony socket around a tooth after removing a failing tooth. Bone grafting is also used when people need a sinus lift, usually necessary before dental implants are placed to restore upper back teeth. While bone grafts are commonly used to prepare the jawbone for implant placement, they can also help restore missing bone after oral trauma or if a person has severe periodontal disease and teeth are loose because of bone resorption.
Benefit from the Most Up-To-Date Technologies
Bone grafting may sound dramatic, but it is a routine procedure at Durham Dental Solutions. Our experienced dentists use the latest bone grafting techniques and the most up-to-date technologies. During dental implant surgery, we may use a biomaterial called plasma-rich fibrin. It contains growth factors that help to encourage a quicker healing process after implant surgery in Clarington. The plasma-rich fibrin is extracted from your blood, so it is a very safe and effective way for our dental implant team to speed up healing.
If you need a bone graft in Brooklin, we frequently use an advanced ultrasonic technology called PIEZOSURGERY. This technology is a gentler way to cut through bone without harming gums and other soft tissues.
What If I’m Nervous about Having Bone Grafting Surgery?
Our friendly and compassionate dental team makes every effort to reassure anyone feeling slightly nervous or anxious when needing a bone graft or any other dental treatment. Between us, we have several decades of experience, so your dental health is in good hands. However, we realize this may not be enough for some people. This is when sedation dentistry can help. Using sedation dentistry will help calm anxieties, and you won’t feel pain or discomfort. It’s a solution that has already helped many people to regain their dental health comfortably and without fear.
