How Allison, ON patients benefit from bone grafting
When teeth are lost, the body begins a process called resorption. It sends minerals and nutrients from socket to bone in other areas where there is greater need. This allows facial features to collapse, and impacts the fit of restorations and appliances. In some cases, there is not enough bone to support dental implants.
Bone grafting is a relatively minor oral surgery. Dr. Vozna uses bone from an area of the jaw where there is plenty, synthetic material, or processed bone minerals. The graft is placed and covered with a collagen membrane. As the body integrates with the graft, new bone builds around it.
Grafting may also be recommended to supplement bone after an extraction, or to save loose teeth compromised by severe periodontal disease.