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Bone grafting

Before starting a dental implantation procedure, the dentist evaluates the state of the bone. If its density and/or quality are not enough to support the artificial root, bone grafting might be necessary to help the jaw to anchor the implant.

Bone loss can be a result of a long time missing tooth in the jawbone or chronic periodontitis, for example.

Depending on the size and shape of the bone defects, we use different surgical techniques, during which we use the patient’s own bone and bone grafting materials. Our own bone is used in block or ground form, alone or in combination with bone grafting materials. The most common bone grafting surgery is sinus lift.

Bone graft materials

The following materials can be used during bone grafting:

  • Artificial bone graft material

The name of the artificial graft material is alloplast. It is a synthetic, biocompatible material that mostly contains Hydroxyapatite, an essential ingredient of the tooth.

  • Natural bone graft material

The natural bone replacement material contains bone tissue of animal origin that has been disinfected and enriched with appropriate minerals. Thanks to the added components, the material fits to the patient’s bone tissue and begins to grow in the hole until it finally fills it completely.

  • Bone transplantation

The third type of bone grafting is quite different from the previous two. In the case of bone transplantation, a piece of the patient’s own bone is removed (e.g. from the area of ​​the hip, tibia, skull or jaw) and the missing part is supplemented with bone connecting screws.

In most cases, we use an absorbable membrane to cover the bone graft material, thus creating the best possible environment for tissue regeneration.

Regeneration takes around 6-8 months following the operation.

Bone grafting
bone replacement procedure

Am I suitable for bone grafting?

General health and oral hygiene are highly important to get a successful operation done. In case of untreated diabetes, for example, it is not possible to have this kind of a severe surgical intervention.

Is bone graft material safe and reliable?

At our dental clinic, we use premium quality and internationally recognized bone graft material (Geistlich Bio-Oss®) and membrane (Geistlich Bio-Gide®).

Procedure of bone grafting
  1. It can take 30 minutes but even 3 hours, depending on the location and the nature of the bone grafting procedure.
  2. The whole operation is happening under neuroleptic analgesia and local anaesthesia to make the intervention completely pain free.
  3. After bone grafting, we need to wait 6 to 8 months to get the dental implantation process started, though in some cases, it is possible to start it right after bone augmentation.