Bone Grafting in Burbank, CA
Strengthen Your Smile from the Foundation Up
Various factors, such as disease or trauma, can lead to tooth loss, causing issues like bone resorption. Studies indicate that over half of those who lose a tooth may experience crestal bone loss within a few years, posing challenges for dental implants.
Rebuild Your Smile with Confidence
At BrightCraft Dental and Laser, we offer effective bone restoration solutions like grafting and Guided Bone Regeneration (GBR). These procedures rebuild and restore bone, ensuring readiness for successful dental implant placement.
What is Bone Grafting and Guided Bone Regeneration?
Bone grafting, a surgical procedure, becomes necessary when there is insufficient natural bone in your mouth to support a dental implant. Throughout this process, missing bone gets substituted with a material called a bone graft. This material not only fills the gap but also stimulates new bone growth.
As time progresses, the newly generated bone strengthens the grafted area, forming a bridge between the existing bone and the graft. Eventually, the newly formed bone replaces a significant portion of the graft material, leading to a fully integrated region of new bone.
Types of dental bone grafts
Bone grafts refer to the materials used in preventing or augmenting bone after loss. Below are the four sources of material for the graft.
- Autografts: In this procedure, bone material is taken from one part of your body, such as the chin, jaw's rear, or hip, and transplanted elsewhere. It involves two surgical sites but offers lower rejection risk.
- Allografts: Utilizing laboratory-processed bone material from another human is akin to autografts, except it's donor-derived.
- Xenografts: Bone graft material from animals, typically cows, is used in xenografts.
- Alloplasts: Synthetic materials are employed in this graft type, mimicking human bone and stimulating natural bone formation in the jaw.
Why do I need bone grafting and GBR?
Following the loss of a tooth, bone volume gradually diminishes, potentially culminating in the collapse of the bone structure, which manifests as a sunken appearance around the jaw and cheeks. This phenomenon, commonly termed a "bony defect," underscores the importance of timely intervention.
Upon undergoing a tooth extraction or contemplating a dental implant, our proficient dentists at BrightCraft Dental and Laser may propose bone grafting. This intervention aims to replenish adequate bone support in your mouth, facilitating the regeneration of essential bone structure. This revitalized foundation serves as a robust anchor for dental implants, ensuring their stability and longevity.
What is bone grafting for dental implants?
A dental implant bone graft augments bone volume at the implant site. This procedure bolsters the jaw's structural support, ensuring secure implant placement. Tooth loss often leads to bone loss, and the longer the tooth is missing, the more significant the bone reduction, up to 25% in the first year. In essence, bone loss progresses with each day the tooth is absent.
Fortunately, we can harvest bone tissue from elsewhere in your mouth or body and transplant it to the implant site, enabling secure and comfortable dental implant placement. In some cases, alternative sources may provide the bone graft material, all with the ultimate goal of ensuring the stability and comfort of your dental implants.
Are bone grafts and GBR painful?
Bone grafts and guided bone regeneration (GBR) procedures are generally painless, often performed under local anesthesia or local anesthesia combined with IV sedation, and sometimes under general anesthesia. Like most dental treatments, you might encounter mild discomfort and swelling. However, be assured that we will prescribe pain medication to alleviate any discomfort you experience.
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Bone grafts for dental implants procedure – what to expect
- During your initial visit, we perform an oral examination to assess your mouth's condition. If significant bone loss is detected, we may recommend a bone graft. We ensure your comfort by administering anesthesia while continuously monitoring your vital signs.
- In the graft procedure, we clean and disinfect the area, make a gum tissue incision, and graft bone from your body or other sources to the targeted jawbone area. It's secured using dissolvable adhesive material, a membrane, or special screws.
- Following graft placement, we reposition the gum tissue and close the incision with stitches, initiating the healing process. You may experience some post-procedure discomfort, typically resolving within a week or two. Full healing generally occurs over three to nine months.
How long after the bone graft can I get an implant?
Ensuring proper healing is a crucial step in the dental implant process. While the exact healing duration can vary from person to person, the average healing period typically extends for approximately three months or longer. During this time, your mouth undergoes a natural regenerative process, allowing the site to heal and stabilize effectively. This period of healing is essential to ensure the long-term success of the implant procedure. Once your dental professionals confirm that your site has healed properly and is ready to support the implant, you can proceed with the placement of your dental implants, ensuring the best possible outcome for your oral health and smile restoration.
Types of bone grafting at BrightCraft Dental and Laser
At BrightCraft Dental and Laser, we offer a range of bone grafting procedures tailored to your specific needs:
Socket Preservation and Atraumatic Tooth Extraction
Minimizes disruption to surrounding bone, with same-day socket preservation for maintaining bone volume.
Guided Bone Regeneration (GBR)
Involves a membrane to promote new bone growth, either staged or same-day with implant placement.
Maxillary Sinus Augmentation (Sinus Lift)
Lifts and secures the sinus for upper back teeth implant placement.
Ridge Split Bone Grafting
Expands narrow ridges for proper implant placement.
Onlay Cortical Bone Graft
Uses a small block of bone for severe bone loss, providing necessary support for future implants.
Who is a candidate for bone grafts for dental implants?
If you have missing tooth and the amount of bone in your jaw is incapable of supporting dental implants, you may be a good candidate for bone grafting. Other dental conditions that may require bone grafts include:
- Developmental abnormalities
- Periodontal disease (gum disease)
- Cancer-related factors
- Facial injuries or trauma
- Gaps resulting from tooth extraction
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