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You deserve to have a strong bite. If you are ready for the benefits of dental implants, you may need certain procedures first to prepare your mouth to support them. If you have lived with missing teeth or worn only dentures for years, you may have suffered bone loss that weakened your jaw. Luckily, bone grafts in Sisters can:
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If you have wanted dental implants but were told your jawbone is too weak to support them, you have come to the right place. A bone grafting procedure will restore your jaw’s strength. This procedure will make you a better candidate for implants, so you can have your confident bite back.
Your dentist will place bone material from a donor or a synthetic material into your jaw. Prior to the grafting procedure, your mouth will be numbed. You can also opt for sedation, if you’d like. Our team will ensure you are completely comfortable.
Once complete, the healing process begins. Over a few months, the material will spur new bone growth. After that process is complete, you can move forward with implant options such as:
Call 541-275-5276 for bone grafts in Sisters. You can also schedule online.
A bone graft is basically filling in or building up a thin or weak jawbone. A bone graft can fill space left after an extraction, or we can use it to boost the strength of a jawbone battling an infection brought on by gum disease. Your dentist will simply place material along your bone that will encourage new bone growth. While the procedure itself is quick, it will take several months for your bone to respond and heal.
One of the most common reasons for bone grafts is to strengthen a jaw so that it can successfully support implants. The more time that has passed since you’ve lost teeth, the more likely you may need a graft to receive implants. Without tooth roots to provide stimulation, the bone in your jaw begins to shrink – as much as 25 percent in the first year after tooth loss.
A bone graft can save teeth you are at risk of losing from periodontal (gum) disease. In advanced cases of gum disease, inflammation can attack the bone surrounding your teeth. A grafting procedure will encourage the bone to regenerate, so you won’t lose teeth. Treating gum disease in its early stages will avoid the need for a graft.