Bone Grafting - Canton, MA
Restore Lost Bone to Qualify for Dental Implants
When Bone Grafting May Be Necessary
If you have lost jaw bone volume due to deterioration, disease or oral trauma, your oral health will begin to change, restricting your ability to have dental implants placed or alter the appearance of your jaw. Your bone will not grow back on its own and if left untreated, will continue to deteriorate and could cause shifting teeth or a sunken-in facial appearance. Canton Dental Group offers patients a solution to bone deterioration with bone grafting treatment. With bone grafting, we are able to restore a damaged or deteriorated jaw line to qualify you for dental implants and preserve your bite.
Bone grafting in Canton, MA, involves taking a sample of bone tissue from you or a donor source and converting it into sand-like granules. These granules are then packed at the site of bone loss and allowed to heal. Once healed, the bone granules will fuse to your surrounding bone tissue and restore the volume to adequate levels. For most bone grafting procedures, we will perform guided tissue regeneration (GTR) techniques to ensure that the treatment heals effectively. The GTR process involves protecting your bone graft while it heals using a biocompatible mesh. This prevents gum tissue from interfering with the bone graft and allows it to heal to the proper volume.
Bone Grafting Process Video Animation
Ridge Augmentation Bone Grafting
Most bone grafting treatments are performed along the jaw ridge where the teeth reside. When bone loss occurs, this creates an uneven foundation and can often cause surrounding teeth to shift and change the bite. Ridge augmentation places bone grafting granules at the site of bone loss along your jaw ridge and utilizes GTR techniques to hold them in place under your gum tissue. The gums are then sutured over top of the graft. Once healed, ridge augmentation will create an even and stable foundation of bone, allowing dental implants to be placed and preventing further deterioration.
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