Bone Augumentation

Bone augmentation is a procedure to rebuild or enhance bone structure in your jaw, often needed before dental implants when significant bone loss has occurred due to missing teeth, gum disease, or injury. Using bone grafts—either your own, synthetic, or donor tissue—we carefully place material to stimulate new bone growth, ensuring a strong foundation for implants or dentures.

There are four main types of bone grafts used in dental procedures.

• Autografts use your own bone, typically from the chin or jaw, offering the best integration but requiring an additional surgical site.
• Allografts come from a donor, usually processed to ensure safety, and are convenient but may integrate more slowly.
• Xenografts use animal-derived bone, often bovine, as a biocompatible option to support new bone growth.
• Synthetic grafts are made from materials like calcium phosphate, designed to mimic natural bone and avoid donor site issues.

Each type is chosen based on your specific needs and condition.

At the initial consultation appointment, we will determine if sufficient bone is present for implant placement using CBCT technology. If the bone is deemed insufficient for implant placement, a bone augmentation (bone graft) procedure may be recommended. In some cases, the bone augmentation can be performed in conjunction with implant surgery. In other cases, it may need to be completed prior to implant placement.