Bone Grafting in Los Gatos, CA
Comprehensive Dental Bone Grafting
When the supportive foundation of the oral cavity becomes compromised or lost, look to Aaron A. Santos DDS for comprehensive restorative treatment. Our Los Gatos, CA, restorative dentistry experts are here to enhance the volume and strength of your jawbone. With our meticulous technique, our dental bone grafting procedure serves to augment and regenerate bone loss.
Understanding Dental Bone Grafting
Over time, the jawbone that is associated with missing teeth either atrophies or is reabsorbed. This often leaves poor quality and quantity of bone, prohibiting the implementation of restorative treatments, such as dental implants. To reverse this issue, we can grow bone where needed using dental bone grafting.
What Is a Bone Graft?
Bone grafting can repair dental implant sites with inadequate bone structure due to previous extractions, gum disease, or injuries. The bone is either obtained from a tissue bank, or the patient’s own bone is taken from the jaw, hip, or tibia. Sinus bone grafts are also performed to replace bone in the posterior upper jaw.
Major bone grafting is typically performed to repair jaw defects. These defects may arise as a result of traumatic injuries, tumor surgery, or congenital defects. Large defects are repaired using the patient’s own bone. This bone can be harvested from several different sites depending on the size, including the skull, hip, or lateral knee.
Minor bone grafting involves harvesting a small amount of jaw or chin bone to accommodate weakened points of the jaw. This is often used for patients looking to achieve dental implants without sufficient bone density in the treatment area.
When the jawbone must be widened or heightened to accommodate the placement of dental implants, a ridge expansion using bone grafting may be necessary. This procedure involves splitting and filling the ridge of the mouth using bone graft tissue to create a sufficient foundation for dental implants.
Benefits of Bone Grafting
Bone grafting is an excellent solution to replenish and regenerate the necessary bone support of the jaw to prepare for restorative treatments. The benefits of bone grafting include:
- Increased dental implant success
- Preserve facial structures
- Greater denture stability
- Improved oral form and function
- Mitigate future bone loss
- Improved aesthetic appeal
Reasons for Bone Grafting
Bone grafting is used in several dental applications. The common reasons for bone grafting include:
- Enhance bone density and volume to prepare for dental implants
- Restoration of jawbone and gum shape following injury or tooth loss
- Prevent loss of bone volume following extraction
- Correct jaw damage following gum disease or infection
- Correction of jaw deformities
Factors That Compromise Jawbone Density and Volume
To preserve jawbone health, it’s essential to understand the factors that compromise jawbone density and volume. These factors include:
- Tooth loss or extraction
- Gum disease
- Facial trauma
- Bone tissue damage
- Injuries and infections
- Long-term use of removable dentures
Choose Aaron A. Santos DDS
Combining experience and industry-leading technique, Aaron A. Santos DDS is Los Gatos, CA’s leading choice for comprehensive dental bone grafting procedures. Ensuring precision and accuracy, we take the time to understand our patients’ needs and restorative dentistry goals. This enables us to tailor our treatments to ensure efficient results that elevate our patients’ oral health.
Schedule Your Dental Bone Grafting Today
If you are preparing for advanced treatments or looking to preserve your jaw health, Aaron A. Santos DDS is here to guide you. Take the first step towards increased jawbone density and volume, and discover optimized oral health with our dedicated experts. Contact us today to schedule a consultation for your bone graft procedure.