Our oral and maxillofacial surgeons may recommend a tooth extraction to protect your smile from major complications if a tooth is severely infected or damaged. But we also want to prevent issues from arising due to a missing tooth or two. With ridge preservation, your Santa Rosa and Rohnert Park, CA, oral surgeons help prepare… Read more »
Category: Jawbone Grafting
Restoring Strength And Density To Your Smile
Did you know that once you lose one or more of your natural teeth, complications could begin to arise? The jawbone around the missing teeth begin to lose both strength and density, meaning that placing dental implants could be impossible without first rebuilding these portions of your smile. In today’s blog, your Santa Rosa and… Read more »
Do You Need A Grafting Or A Sinus Lift Following Tooth Loss?
When you lose teeth, this doesn’t just leave a gap in your smile. Unless addressed, you could lose mass and density in your jawbone and eventually, develop an aged appearance. In order to rebuild the lost structure and preserve your smile’s structure and beauty, you may need a bone grafting or sinus lift. In today’s… Read more »
Jawbone Grafting’s Role in Restoring Your Smile
Different oral surgery procedures can address a wide range of concerns with your oral structures, most of which can have complex impacts on several different aspects of your oral health. However, when it comes to the strength, health, and integrity of your jawbone structure, the range of these impacts can often be more significant. As… Read more »
Why Jawbone Grafting May Be Part of Your Tooth Replacement
Like most dental health concerns, tooth loss is best addressed as soon as possible. Not only does his help you avoid many of the day-to-day consequences of tooth loss, but it also helps slow down or stop the many other concerns that result from the loss of your natural tooth structure. Once of these concerns… Read more »
Things You Should Know About Jawbone Grafting
There are many aspects to your oral health and bite function that could become areas of concern before you realize it. In some cases, lesser known consequences of things like chronic periodontal disease or tooth loss can affect other structures, such as the bone structure in your upper and/or lower dental ridges. If your jawbone’s… Read more »
Is Jawbone Grafting Necessary Before Implant Placement?
For patients who’ve lost one or more teeth, dental implants are often the preferable option for rebuilding their smiles. Not only do they support highly lifelike prostheses that closely mimic your healthy, natural teeth, but also come with biocompatible posts that mimic your healthy teeth roots. This is important for several reasons, not the least… Read more »