Bone Grafting Dental Treatments | The First Step to a Lasting Smile

Are you struggling with missing teeth or gum disease? Bone graft dental solutions may improve your dental health.

A dental bone graft can help if you struggle to smile or eat because of missing teeth or gum disease. Bone graft dental treatment is a surgical procedure designed to repair your damaged bone in the jaw and support healthy bone growth.

At Mercer Island Dental, Dr. Shiotsu and Dr. Tam specialize in dental bone grafts to restore your missing bone and prevent further bone loss with a bone graft tooth.

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When Do I Need a Bone Graft Tooth Procedure

Bone loss often occurs because of gum disease, injury, or congenital defects. Dental Bone grafting helps restore lost bone tissue, providing a stable foundation for dental implants. Dental Bone grafting is often necessary for people who experience the following:

Broken Bones: When complex fractures in your jaw or teeth do not heal well, this procedure can help. The bone graft tooth procedure connects the fractured bone pieces and promotes faster healing by encouraging bone growth.

Fusion: This technique joins two bones together, often employed in the spine to treat joint diseases. In dental procedures, this helps join bone tissue in the jaw. This creates a strong base for dental implants or other treatments.  Content writer - these procedures are for oral surgeons.

Regeneration: This procedure can help rebuild bone in your jaw. It proves helpful when tooth loss, disease, infection, or injury causes bone loss. Our expert dentists place small pieces of bone grafting material or larger sections of bone in cavities. This helps to stimulate new bone tissue and promote healing without any side effects.

Our expert dentists, Dr. Shiotsu and Dr. Tam, ensure that every bone graft tooth procedure fits the patient's needs.

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Types of Dental Bone Grafts and Their Role in Dental Health

At Mercer Island Dental, Dr. Shiotsu and Dr. Tam specialize in two types of dental bone grafting procedures. These bone graft procedures help fix damaged bone tissue. They create a stable base for your dental implants. This ensures lasting results and better oral health.

Allograft

An allograft involves using bone from a donor or cadaver bone. The allograft bone is carefully cleaned, processed, and stored in a tissue bank to ensure safety before use.  Unlike organ transplants, allografts do not contain living cells, reducing the chance of rejection and infection.  

One of the significant benefits of grafting using allograft bone is that no additional surgical procedure is needed to harvest the bone from your own body, which helps reduce the risk of infection and minimizes recovery time.

Platelet Rich Fibrin

Platelet rich fibrin is used in bone grafting procedures to help promote optimum healing.  The blood is harvested from a vein in your arm and spun in a centrifuge to extract the platelets and some growth factors and some living immune cells.  This is typically mixed in with powdered allograft bone to make sticky bone. The platelets and the growth factors will promote new blood supply to form and allow the collagens to be built by our own body.   This will also decrease bleeding during the initial healing process.  Sometimes, part of the PRF can be heated and mixed with a growth factor rich area called the buffy zone.  This will extend the release of the growth factor from a week to around 6 weeks. Dr. Shiotsu has extensive training and expertise on PRF techniques.  He is professionally affiliated with Dr. Richard Miron - the world’s leading expert on PRF.  PRF is also very popular in the field of facial esthetics as the platelet and the growth factor helps the skin to regain some youthful tone and texture by promoting collagen growth and healing.  

Autograft

An autograft is a bone graft tooth procedure that uses bone from your own body. Familiar sources for harvesting autograft bone include the ribs, hips, jaw, or pelvis. Since the bone comes from the same individual, the body increases the healing potential, promoting faster bone healing and more successful outcomes.The type of dental bone graft chosen will depend on the specific injury or condition being treated. 

Potential Risks of a Bone Graft Tooth Procedure.

Like all surgeries, bone grafting tooth procedures also carry some risks. At Mercer Island Dental, Dr. Shiotsu and Dr. Tam will discuss possible side effects and ways to reduce them. They will guide you through the dental process, ensuring your dental bone grafting surgery is as safe and effective as possible.

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How to Get Ready for Your Bone Graft Dental Treatment

Before your bone grafting tooth procedure, Dr. Shiotsu or Dr. Tam will review your medical history. They will also examine the health of your teeth.

This step is essential to help dentists understand your bone health and the side effects that could affect your dental bone graft procedure. Our expert dentists will customize a treatment plan based on the amount of bone you need to be grafted in your jaw.

You might also discuss any essential medications, over-the-counter drugs, or supplements you take. These can affect your treatment plan and surgical procedure outcome.

For patients who have chosen to have the procedure performed under oral conscious sedation or IV sedation, they may need to fast (not eat or drink) for 8-12 hours before the procedure.   This helps lower risks linked to anesthesia, like nausea or aspiration. 

Dr. Shiotsu and Dr. Tam will provide clear, detailed instructions for your surgical procedure. These instructions may include fasting guidelines, medication adjustments, and recovery expectations. Following these instructions carefully is crucial for your smooth surgical procedure.

Anesthesia can sometimes make it hard for you to drive. Having someone drive you home after your procedure is also essential.

Following pre-surgery guidelines is essential. It can help lower side effects and support health. This will also lead to better results from your bone graft dental treatment.

Dental Bone Graft | How It Prepares Your Jaw for Implants

On the day of your dental bone grafting procedure, Dr. Shiotsu or Dr. Tam will determine the most appropriate type of grafting procedure based on your extent of bone loss. Doctors usually perform this surgical procedure with either local anesthesia or local anesthesia with oral conscious sedation. This means you will be fully asleep while your dentist does the surgery.

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Easy Tips for Recovering After Bone Graft Dental Procedures

A dental bone graft recovery can take a few days to a few weeks. The complete bone healing for mature bone can take a few months to 6 months.  The healing process depends on the amount of bone treated and other factors. Dr. Shiotsu and Dr. Tam will give you specific instructions for your post-surgery period.

To help reduce swelling, apply ice to the area and keep it elevated to avoid blood clotting. A balanced diet rich in nutrients will also support healing and encourage bone growth and bone healing.

Smoking can severely slow your healing process of dental bone grafting procedures and may increase the risk of graft failure. Research shows that bone grafts often fail in smokers.

Some surgeons may refuse to do elective bone graft teeth for smokers. If you smoke, it's highly recommended to quit before and during your recovery to ensure the best outcome for your bone graft tooth.

You can have a smooth recovery by following the expert recovery tips from Dr. Shiotsu and Dr. Tam. This will help reduce the risk of side effects.

Get in Touch With Us to Learn About Bone Graft Dental Treatment

Do you have questions regarding bone graft dental solutions or want to schedule your appointment? Reach out to us at Mercer Island Dental. Dr. Shiotsu and Dr. Tam are here to assist with your dental bone grafting needs and other dental concerns.

Call us TODAY at 206-232-3600, and our friendly team will help you smile confidently.

We dedicate ourselves to providing top-quality care and ensuring a successful recovery. You can count on us to support you every step of the way!