For the very common missing tooth or two, a timely dental implant can restore both form and function and also ensure long-lasting root replacements. However, an essential consideration for predictable implant stability involves adequate available bone throughout the jaw. Damage from periodontal disease, past tooth extractions, or other factors may lead to loss compromising implantation.

In such cases, a bone grafting procedure performs a pivotal rebuilding role in supporting implants’ osseointegration anchoring securely. Here at Discovery Dental, our team of experts utilizes grafting techniques strategically when needed to set subsequent implants up for long-term success. 

Checking Bone Levels & Volume

During initial consultations, diagnostic scans evaluate existing bone density and distribution precisely. A CT scan offers 3D perspectives informing graft decisions when deficiencies surface. This determines if alveolar “socket preservation” limiting further resorption or larger reconstruction grafts prove necessary priming sites biologically. Factors like location and severity factor recommendations are customized to your unique case.

Graft Materials Make a Difference

Cortical (dense outer layer) and cancellous (spongy inner layer) bone grafts restructure deficient ridges autogenously (from the patient’s own body) or with allografts (human donors). Xenografts utilize animal replacement, while alloplasts present synthetic substitutes. Our doctors select the safest, most effective options tailored to each defect’s needs such as DBBM (demineralized bone matrix) powders fortifying existing sites.

Socket Preservation Benefits

To maintain alveolar ridges’ dimensions after a tooth removal, grafting preserves sockets through socket preservation technique benefitting future implants exponentially. Rebuilding ridges and buccolingual thickening aim to protect sites from further resorption until grafts fully integrate with surrounding native bone for implant drilling stability.