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Bone grafting

Rebuilding bone volume before an implant

Lost bone volume at the gap is rebuilt with a graft, which is what makes an implant possible.

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After a tooth is removed the bone there loses its load and gradually resorbs. When too little volume remains for an implant, a graft rebuilds it.

Graft material comes from the patient's own bone or from biocompatible human, animal-derived or synthetic sources. The graft acts as a scaffold for new bone and is largely replaced by the patient's own bone over time.

Who is it for?

  • Areas where a tooth has been missing for a long time
  • Insufficient bone height for an implant
  • Bone lost to advanced gum disease

How the treatment works

  1. 01

    3D scan

    Existing bone volume is measured to the millimetre.

  2. 02

    Placing the graft

    Material is placed and covered with a membrane.

  3. 03

    Maturation

    The bone remodels while we wait to place the implant.

After your treatment

Avoid pressure on the site and hard food for the first week. Smoking directly reduces the chance of the graft taking.

Frequently asked questions

Is my own bone used?

It depends on the size of the defect. Small ones need only prepared graft; larger volumes may use your own bone.

Can the implant go in at the same time?

If the remaining bone can give the implant enough initial stability, yes. Otherwise we wait for the graft to mature.

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