Bone Graft
Bone loss in the jaw can have negative health effects and can prohibit patients from receiving necessary procedures like dental implants .
A bone graft can restore your jaw, prevent future problems, and prepare you for other desired procedures.
Patients throughout the Lakewood, CO, area come to Colorado Premier Dental to receive bone grafts from our dentists.
Dental Bone Grafting Basics
During bone grafting surgery, our dentists places grafting material in areas of the jaw where bone loss has occurred. He can transfer tissue from a part of your body that has more than enough bone, or use outside tissue replacements like a synthetic substitute.
The tissue placed during a graft creates necessary support for your bones and stimulates your body to create new, healthy jaw tissue. The formation of natural bone in areas where bone loss had occurred helps prevent oral deterioration and allows our Lakewood patients to receive the restorative dentistry procedures they desire.
Major Reasons to Receive a Bone Graft
Dental implants are oftentimes the best procedure possible for patients with missing teeth. However, successful implant surgery requires sufficient jawbone density and volume. Bone grafting is frequently necessary to receive implants.
Tissue loss can affect tooth roots, jeopardizing otherwise healthy teeth. It can also jawbone collapse and harm to your appearance. Bone grafting surgery may be necessary to restore jawbone health and appearance, even if you do not desire additional procedures.
Extracting a tooth can lead to bone loss, especially if the tooth is too large or if the extraction required severe twisting of the tooth root. Bone grafting can restore lost bone, or be performed simultaneously with extraction to prevent bone loss altogether.
Risks of Untreated Jawbone Loss
Jawbone loss carries many risks to your oral health and aesthetic features. These include:
Tooth Loss
Discomfort While Chewing
Deteriorating Facial Structure
Inability to Receive Restorations
Wrinkling Around Your Mouth
Tooth Shifting and Loosening
Facial Pain and Headaches
Difficulty Speaking
Why You Might Need Dental Implants
Dental implants are used to replace missing teeth with powerful artificial tooth roots that can support dental restorations like bridges, crowns, or dentures. Our board-certified dentists have extensive experience to properly place implants.
Reasons Lakewood patients come to our office to receive a bone graft then implants include:
- Implants provide the highest level of stability for restorations like dentures, bridges , and crowns .
- Typical restorations struggle with wear and tear and need to be replaced, while implants are permanent.
- Implants protect your jaw and prevent damage to your bone structure that can occur after tooth loss.
The Colorado Premier Dental Difference
Our Lakewood team prioritizes creating lifelong relationships with our patients. These are just some of the reasons so many patients keep coming back to
our dental office in Lakewood, CO
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Advanced Technology
We make sure we have cutting-edge technology to continually provide optimal dental care. For example, we use a 3D computed tomography (CT) scanner. This device provides incredibly accurate imagery of our patients' jaws and tooth roots, allowing our dentists to perform effective bone grafts and implant placements. Issues that lead to the need for bone grafts, like gum disease, are similarly treated with advanced technology.
Upgrade Your Mouth With Bone Grafting Request a Consultation
Dental bone grafts have become increasingly popular worldwide. Key reasons for this include advancements in bone grafting and the fact that more and more patients are opting for dental implants to improve their oral health, function, and appearance.
Patients who want bone grafting and implants but are worried about costs are often thrilled to find out we work with many insurance providers and we offer a competitive in-house insurance plan to help offset the costs of dental care. Call or send a message to our Lakewood team to learn more about bone grafts and how we can make them as affordable and efficient as possible.
(303) 935-3465
We Offer Several Sedation Options
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Bone grafting can be performed without putting a patient to sleep, however many patients prefer sedation . We offer nitrous oxide, oral sedation, and IV sedation, each of which can be tailored to your needs.
Recovery After Surgery
Most of our patients can return to work or school the day after they receive grafting. Some take an extra day or two off depending on their sedation choice. Some soreness in the bone grafting area is normal and can be managed by following Dr. Polidori's prescriptions.
In just a week or two, most patients feel completely back to normal. That being said, it typically takes anywhere from three to nine months for bone graft healing to occur in full, allowing you to receive dental implants .
