{"id":116,"date":"2019-10-21T18:51:28","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T18:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.advanceddentaltreatment.com\/blog\/?p=116"},"modified":"2019-11-08T18:51:43","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T18:51:43","slug":"do-you-need-a-bone-graft-before-you-can-get-new-teeth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.advanceddentaltreatment.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/do-you-need-a-bone-graft-before-you-can-get-new-teeth\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Need a Bone Graft Before You Can Get New Teeth?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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You\u2019ve been thinking\nabout getting dental\nimplants<\/a> to replace your missing teeth for a while now. You schedule a consultation\nwith your dentist to ask about the procedure, and after an examination, they\nsay that before the implants can be placed, you\u2019ll need to receive a bone graft\nfirst. Why is this a necessary step? Learn about the preparations that might be\nrequired before receiving dental implants in Greenfield. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

What is a Bone Graft?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bone grafting is a procedure that\u2019s meant to promote healing\nand growth in a bone that is damaged or has degenerated. In this case, the\nprocedure is performed on the jawbone in order to give it the density it needs\nto support a dental implant post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Would You Need a Bone Graft Before Getting Dental Implants?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While not every patient will need bone grafts in order to\nreceive dental implants, the reason they\u2019re often necessary is the bone loss\nthat occurs whenever teeth are missing. When you chew, your teeth stimulate the\njawbone and help strengthen it. This stimulation is lost once your teeth are\ngone, and as a result, the body decides the bone in that area isn\u2019t needed\nanymore and starts to break it down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To receive dental implants, your jawbone needs to be dense\nand strong enough to support them. As a result, severe bone loss means your\nimplants are more likely to fail, and thus the surgery can\u2019t move forward. That\ndoesn\u2019t mean you have to give up on your new teeth, though! In many cases, it\nwill be possible to move forward with the dental implant process after bone\ngrafting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Does Bone Grafting Work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The tissue used during a bone graft is typically taken from\nanother part of your body, such as your hip. It might also be provided by a\nseparate human or animal donor, and in some cases synthetic material might be utilized\ninstead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the procedure itself, the gums will be opened to\nprovide access to the jawbone so that the material can be applied. After that, you\u2019ll\nneed to wait for the jaw to finish repairing itself before your dental implants\ncan be placed. This typically takes several months although he exact healing\ntime largely depends on the extent of the procedure and the individual\u2019s body.\nThat said, sometimes only a minor graft is needed; in those cases, the dental\nimplants can sometimes be placed right away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are other procedures besides bone grafting that might\nbe necessary before your mouth is ready for dental implants. Your dentist in\nGreenfield can help you determine what procedures you\u2019ll have to have during\nyour initial dental implant consultation. It will all be worth it once you see\nyour recompleted smile in the mirror!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Practice<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

At the Advanced Dental Treatment Center, Dr. William Carini\nand Dr. David Blanchard focus on keeping patients as comfortable as possible\nwhile helping them maintain dazzling smiles for life. At our Greenfield office,\nwe can place dental implants in your jaw and top them with a beautiful restoration\n\u2013 all at one location. To schedule a dental implant consultation (where you can\nask about additional procedures like bone grafting), visit our website<\/a> or\ncall (414) 209-7493.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You\u2019ve been thinking about getting dental implants to replace your missing teeth for a while now. You schedule a consultation with your dentist to ask about the procedure, and after an examination, they say that before the implants can be placed, you\u2019ll need to receive a bone graft first. Why is this a necessary step? […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.advanceddentaltreatment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.advanceddentaltreatment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.advanceddentaltreatment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.advanceddentaltreatment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.advanceddentaltreatment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.advanceddentaltreatment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":118,"href":"https:\/\/www.advanceddentaltreatment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116\/revisions\/118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.advanceddentaltreatment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.advanceddentaltreatment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.advanceddentaltreatment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}