Bone Grafting Near You
If you have one or multiple missing teeth, it can lead to bone loss in the jawbone. Without stimulation from your teeth and their roots, your jawbone will deteriorate. As time progresses and the bone continues to deteriorate, the bone mass becomes insufficient for the placement of dental implants. In some cases, patients receiving dental implants may require bone grafting, before implants can be placed to build up adequate bone to support the implant(s). We provide bone grafting in Los Angeles to replace or augment deteriorated bone.
Autogenous grafts:
If you’re interested in receiving bone grafting near you, the bone from another part of your own body will be used and transplanted to the site requiring restoration. Typically, non-essential bone is used like those from your chin. The benefit is that the patient’s tissue is used meaning the transplanted bone is natural, reducing the risk of rejection and infection.
Allografts:
During this procedure at our dental office in Los Angeles, CA 90025, bone is taken from a deceased loved one. This type of bone graft has well documented success.
Xenografts:
Xenografts are also bone used from an outside source but non-human ones. Generally, xenografts use bovine (cow) tissue. In many cases, xenografts and allografts are favored over autogenous grafts as they do need a second surgical site for harvesting bone.
The Bone Grafting Procedure
First, a local anesthetic is administered for numbing purposes. Your periodontist in Los Angeles, CA 90025 will proceed to make an incision in your gums, this will allow them to look at the area that requires augmentation. Your dentist will be able to establish how much bone should be harvested.
For autogenous grafting, your dentist will make another incision in your gums, below your bottom front teeth, exposing your chine bone (the harvesting site). Some of the bone is removed in addition to bone marrow. Your dentist will close the removal site using sutures. Next, using tiny titanium screws, the harvested bone is attached to the deteriorated bone. A mixture of bone marrow and grafting material may be placed around the bone, this will help with the healing process. After the new tissue is applied, your dentist will close the transplant incision with sutures.
After the bone grafting, your dentist will prescribe antibiotics and medication to manage any pain. Your dentist will provide all post-operative instructions. Healing will take six to nine months, and once the graft has fully healed, your dentist can proceed with dental implant placement.
Looking for bone grafting near you? We offer bone grafting in Los Angeles, CA 90025. Schedule your consultation today! If you have any questions about bone graft surgery, please feel free to contact us.