Socket Preservation – Everything You Need to Know
Are you planning to do dental implants in the future? Are some of your teeth in a bad state and your dentist recommended to you the tooth extraction? Then take a few minutes to read about the dental treatment, which may save you money and time at the end of the day.
Sinus Augmentation
In some situations there is insufficient volume of bone available to place dental implants at the back of the upper jaw. This is often because of the enlargement of the sinus space. Following tooth removal, or because of gum disease, bone is naturally reabsorbed (or lost) on some occasions quite quickly. In addition, the sinus […]
Guided Bone Regeneration
If the bone defect is not too large or if it is inappropriate to use a bone graft it is possible to use a procedure termed guided bone regeneration. In this we use a combination of biomaterials and some of your own bone taken from around the defect area and build it up. This is […]
Bone Augmentation
In some situations because of infection, gum disease, or following an extraction, insufficient volume of bone remains into which to place dental implants. This can be corrected by a process known as bone augmentation. A bone graft can be taken from a site elsewhere in the mouth but usually the area of the lower wisdom […]
Graft or grafting
Graft or grafting in dental definition terms is tissue or artificial material that is grafted to other tissue to repair damage. See bone graft.