Bone Augmentation
The jawbone must have enough bone to support dental implants. There may be no enough bone because of tooth loss from periodontal (gum) disease, injury or trauma, or a developmental defect. If the jaw is too short (up and down), too narrow (side to side), or both, a procedure is needed to add bone to the jaw before dental implants can be placed.
Bone augmentation is a term that is used to describe a variety of procedures that are used to build bone so that dental implants can be placed. These procedures typically involve grafting (adding) bone or bonelike materials to the jaw, and waiting for the grafted material to fuse with the existing bone over several months.
There are several different procedures that can be used for bone augmentation. Procedure is selected depending on the type, location and number of implants to be used.
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