Bone Grafting – The Foundation of Your Smile

Bone Grafting is a type of jaw surgery that can restore strength to a weakened jawbone, a condition, which is usually caused due to the result of tooth loss that has gone untreated.

A dental implant is beneficial in terms of enhancing and maximizing the oral health. Unfortunately, not all edentulous patients are fit or allowed to consider this procedure. The main cause of this is the incapability of the jaw to support the treatment. Luckily, Bone grafting implants in Sydney can provide a stronger reinforcement for dental implants to replace or restore your smile and improve your oral health.

If you’re considering getting dental implants to help restore good oral health and smile, then you may heard about the possibility of bone grafting. Let us discuss why bone grafting might be the appropriate option and what are the factors that affect jaw bone volume?

Factors That Affect Jawbone Volume
Periodontal Disease 

• Periodontal disease can affect and permanently damage the jaw bone that supports the teeth. This affected area progressively worsens until the teeth become unstable.

Tooth Extraction

• Studies have shown that patients who have experienced teeth extraction subsequently lose 40-60% of the bone surrounding the teeth extraction area. These loss of bones lead to “Bone Defect”

Dental Infections

• Dental inflammations and injuries can also cause the bone to recede.

Natural Jawbone Insufficiency Can Be Caused By:
Some people do not have enough healthy natural bone to support dental implants.  Natural bone insufficiency can be caused by:

• Gum disease
• Tooth development defects
• Wearing dentures long term
• An injury to the face or trauma
• Spaces left empty in the mouth after teeth are removed
• Dental procedures where efforts were not made to restore natural bone

Improving Your Appearance and Smile by Bone Grafting
Bone loss or bone deficiency can harm your oral health and make you look older than you are. With more and more advancements in dentistry, Bone Grafting can truly create new opportunities for better mouth function and a more attractive smile.

Bone Grafting Procedure
The degree of bone grafting depends on the degree of bone loss or bone insufficiency – which will determined by your dentist. The bone needed for bone grafting may come from a patient’s own bone i.e. from hip or may be sourced from a tissue bank.

Cost of Bone Grafting
As bone grafting is not usually done as a separate procedure, the cost of bone grafting is included into the cost of dental implant.

Why to Consider Bone Grafting
Restoring and maintaining facial bone structure is important for several reasons. The jaw and other facial bones support the skin and muscle that are responsible for outward cosmetic appearance. Without the support of the underlying bone, your faces can look prematurely aged. Here comes the importance of considering affordable Bone Grafting in Sydney.

If you have a missing tooth, or have had a traumatic jaw injury, and you’re wondering whether you may need bone grafting, contact Dental Implant Professionals!