Bone Grafts
Santa Ana, CA
Dental implants continue to grow in popularity, restoring smiles and transforming lives. The gold-standard tooth replacements are securely anchored to your jawbone, providing exceptional stability and support. To benefit from implant dentistry, you need adequate bone quality and density in your jaw to hold your dental implant in place. If you have bone loss in the area, Dr. Lacrampe may recommend a bone grafting procedure to help you enjoy the many benefits of implant dentistry. Contact Periodontics of Orange County in Santa Ana to get started today.
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Why Would You Need a Bone Graft?
When a tooth is lost or extracted due to deep decay, periodontal disease, infection, or injury, the surrounding bone and structures begin to break down and deteriorate, decreasing in height, width, and density. This process begins almost immediately after tooth loss, and the longer a tooth goes missing, the more the bone around it resorbs or melts away. Bone grafting can preserve or rebuild lost bone, ensuring your candidacy for dental implant placement.
What Are the Types of Bone Grafts?
At Periodontics of Orange County, we offer different bone grafting materials, including the following:
- Autografts: These grafts are harvested from one part of your body and placed in your jawbone, promoting healing and integration. The main advantage of autografts is that they are biocompatible, which helps reduce the chances of complications.
- Allografts: This type of graft involves using human bone material from a tissue bank. They are widely available and effective in helping new bone form in the grafting site.
- Xenografts: These grafts are harvested from a species other than humans, most commonly from bovines. The bone material is processed to make it safe and compatible for use in humans.
- Alloplasts: These synthetic bone grafting materials are made from biocompatible substances that mimic natural bone. They are commonly used to replace or augment natural bone tissue with predictable outcomes.
What Are the Different Bone Grafting Procedures?
At Periodontics of Orange County, we offer two main bone grafting procedures: ridge augmentation and socket preservation.
Ridge Augmentation: Ridge augmentation is recommended to correct deficits by rebuilding sections of your jawbone. Dr. Lacrampe will administer local anesthesia and offer sedation dentistry options, if needed, to help you feel calm and relaxed during treatment. The procedure involves making a small incision in your gum to access the bone where the sterile bone grafting material is placed. Soon, your body will begin rebuilding new bone tissue surrounding the graft, leaving you with a solid base for supporting dental implants.
Socket Preservation: Socket preservation is similar to ridge augmentation but is performed right after extracting a tooth rather than waiting for the bone to degenerate. The procedure involves placing bone grafting material during the extraction. This helps protect the socket and preserve the alveolar ridge, preventing bone loss. Socket preservation helps maintain the structural integrity of the jawbone, ensuring the success of future implants.
Bone Grafts in Santa Ana, CA
At Periodontics of Orange County, your comfort and well-being are at the forefront of everything we do. If you need a bone grafting procedure, you’re in good hands. Dr. Lacrampe, our experienced periodontist, will place your bone grafts with skill and expertise, allowing you to transform your smile with dental implants.
Call 657-232-0169 to schedule an appointment, or use our online scheduling tool to book your visit today.
We proudly serve patients in Santa Ana, CA, and the Orange County community.