Bone Grafting
Pompano Beach, Deerfield Beach, Lighthouse Point
bone grafting 101: what most dentists don't tell you
Your answer to bone loss
If you have missing teeth, you may have noticed that your jaw line is shrinking, becoming smaller and thinner as time passes. This is one of the effects of tooth loss and can lead to a change in your bite and even alter your facial appearance. Bone loss can also make it very difficult or impossible to replace missing teeth with dental implants. Fortunately, bone grafting is your answer! Bone grafting techniques restore the natural shape and strength of your jaw bone and can qualify you for dental implants—the permanent tooth replacement solution. Our team at Florida Coast Dental excels at bone grafting procedures and offers this treatment as part of our comprehensive implant dentistry services. Seek the expertise of our skilled implant dentist, Dr. Jason Wilner, if you have missing teeth or have been told that you do not qualify for dental implants due to bone loss. There is always a solution at Florida Coast Dental.
Facial Profile with Teeth
Facial Profile without Teeth
Facial Profile without Teeth more than 15 years
*witching effect of the chin
Jaw Bone Resorption: Consequences of Living without Teeth or Implants
A major benefit of dental implants is their ability to help prevent bone resorption.
If you’ve lost several or all your teeth, and are thinking about tooth or dental implants, you may have heard of the term ‘bone resorption’ or ‘bone loss’. This is because bone resorption most commonly occurs when teeth are not replaced with implants.
Most of us don’t realize that our natural teeth do more than just help us function and keep our faces looking more ‘normal’ or balanced. With our natural teeth, every time we bite or chew, the pressure applied to our tooth roots stimulate the jaw bone keeping its strength and thickness. This bone mass helps support our natural teeth and maintain the shape of our face.
Without ongoing bone stimulation, the bone slowly starts to resorb (or reabsorb) into the body. Even just one year after extracting a tooth, approximately 25% of your bone is lost – and continues to resorb as time marches on. A bone graft has the ability to prevent this process.
The reasons for bone grafting.
We provide bone grafting treatments to ensure our patients’ candidacy for dental implants. When coupled with implant care, the outcomes of grafting procedures can have lasting benefits. Bone grafting at our Pompano Beach, FL practice can:
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Replace bone critical for implant placement
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Rebuild natural contours to the jaw ridge
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Restore structural integrity of the jaw bone
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Preserve more youthful facial aesthetics
