What is bone grafting?
Bone grafting is a surgical procedure that replaces missing bone with a material called a bone graft. This material not only replaces missing bone, but also helps your body regrow lost bone. This new bone growth strengthens the grafted area by forming a bridge between your existing bone and the graft. Over time the newly formed bone will replace much of the grafted material. The graft material is either from another part of your mouth or another source such as bovine or synthetic.
Related Questions
- My friend’s procedure involved bone grafting to "build up" the bone before the implants were placed. Does the All-on-4 Procedure involve bone grafting?
- Can irradiating the grafting material improve its bone forming properties?
- Also, is grafting normally suggested when 1/3 of the tooth shows bone loss?
