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When is dental bone grafting necessary?

Bones can shrink as you grow older. Unfortunately, this means all bones, including your jawbone can deteriorate over time. And with jawbones, age is less of a determining factor than your general oral health. If you have sustained tooth loss or periodontal disease, you may experience jawbone loss at any age. Fortunately, a dental bone […]

Five Remarkable Benefits of Dental Bone Grafting

  Our oral health is a vital aspect of our overall well-being. However, various factors (such as trauma, periodontal disease, or tooth loss) can lead to the rapid deterioration of the jawbone. Fortunately, dental bone grafting has emerged as a groundbreaking solution to restore lost bone tissue (read more about dental bone grafting here).    […]

Dental Bone Grafting: How to Prepare and Recover

  Dental bone grafting is a procedure that dental professionals use to build up the bone in the jaw. Typically, patients pursue dental bone grafting in preparation for dental implant surgery or to repair bone damaged by trauma or disease. It involves taking bone from one part of the body, a donor, or a synthetic […]

Dental Bone Grafting FAQs

1. What is dental bone grafting?  Dental bone grafting is a restorative procedure used to replace missing bone from a patient’s jaw. The bone graft may be made from natural bone from the patient’s body; this is considered the most compatible, least risky material. Oral surgeons, like Dr. Chris Tye, may also use a synthetic […]

Four Facts About Dental Bone Grafting

Although the jawbone is a remarkably strong structure, it is not immune to volume loss. Dental bone grafting is an oral health-saving procedure that reverses bone loss and strengthens the jaw.   At Texas Oral Surgery Specialists in Colleyville, TX, Dr. Chris L. Tye and his skilled team provide dental bone grafting treatments for patients […]

Bone Graft After Wisdom Teeth Removal: Is it necessary?

The mouth goes through many changes throughout a lifetime, and most people develop wisdom teeth (third molars) by their mid-twenties. Five million Americans opt for extraction every year because of the unpredictable nature of wisdom teeth development and complications. Impacted wisdom teeth can damage adjacent teeth and surrounding bone, sometimes leading to the need for […]

What Is a Bone Graft? 

A bone graft is a surgical method that employs transplanted bone to restore and reconstruct diseased, damaged, or missing bones. In modern dentistry, a dental bone graft enlarges the volume and density of the jawbone. Most of the skeletal system consists of connective tissue called the bone matrix. Bone matrix calcifies and gives bones their […]

Bone Grafting During Tooth Extraction: What to Expect?

  Bone grafting is a process of taking a bone material and transplanting it in the patient’s jawbone to provide the right support to the dental implants. Bone grafting is most often done during the tooth extraction process to prepare the missing tooth socket for an implant in the future. This is often called ridge […]