Understanding Bone Grafts
Bone Grafts Help Dental Procedures
Dentists at Mall Road Dental understand that bone grafts are important for those needing other procedures like implants or mouth restoration. Jawbone density is crucial to success of these other procedures but is often lost with infections or other dental issues.
The Procedure
A bone graft will require your Mall Road oral surgeon to make an incision into your gum to insert it. Many times, this is done during a tooth extraction while the gum is exposed. The area is stitched up and can take up to three months to heal.
The bone graft mixes with your jawbone and spurs it to reproduce more bone. This creates a denser foundation for other dental procedures.
Mall Road Dental Bone Grafts
Mall Road Dental oral surgeons and staff are accustomed to performing bone grafts.
There isn’t procedural pain as we use a local anesthetic.
You may need to have a follow-up visit to remove stitches. Gums will take several months to completely heal but you should be able to return to a more normal diet in a couple of weeks.