The bone graft is a procedure to stabilize the jawbones in parallel with dental implant surgery. Dr. Ashraf performs the procedure through a small hole into the jawbone to hold the implant. This technique is achieved by using a small titanium post to stabilize the dental implant in place. The eligibility for this procedure includes patients with a wide and stable jaw to hold and fuse with the titanium post.
Bone grafting is usually performed when the patient has a history of traumatic injury in the jaw. In this case, the bone tissue may undergo atrophy or deterioration. Suppose your jawbone has atrophied and has not had enough strength. In that case, the mechanical pressure put on the jaw from chewing can damage the dental implant and increase the risk of implant failure.
When your dentist indicates that the jaw bone is not stable or adequate to support the dental implant, he will recommend performing a bone graft. The procedure uses bone pieces from other parts of your body and dried bone pieces from a human cadaver jawbone to enhance the bone mass of the jaw. In some cases, synthetic bone grafting is performed using synthetic materials depending on the degree of damage to the patient’s jaw bone.
Socket Grafting
The most common type of bone graft in dental procedures, the purpose of the socket graft is to protect the alveolar bone and prevent further deterioration. In this procedure, new bone is directly placed into the socket of the removed tooth resulting in a firm base for the new dental implant. This type of grafting stabilizes the socket and enhances the recovery of the area. The dental implant could be done within 4-6 months once the grafted bone has fused with the surrounding bone tissue.
Block Bone Grafting
This type of graft is recommended in case of significant injury in the jaw due to trauma.
The jaw could have multiple defects. In this case, the dentist will use a larger block of bone from the back of your jaw and hold it in place using titanium screws to help it fuse with the surrounding bone tissue. The dental implants then could be placed after the bones and the gum heal completely.
Lateral Ridge Preservation Grafting
In this type of graft, the patient’s jaw doesn’t present the proper width or capacity to hold the dental implants. In this case, grafting is used to increase the jaw width.
