Rajan Dental Laboratory was set up with German collaboration to create the finest dental implant prosthetic / aesthetic solutions.
Some people who wish to replace their missing teeth with dental implants do not have sufficient bone in their jaw to anchor the implants firmly. They need a treatment called as Bone Grafting. In Bone grafting, either particles or a block of bone is taken from their own body or from other natural/ synthetic sources . This bone graft is fixed to the region of interest using pins to increase the bone volume to facilitate placement of implants.
Bone grafts may be taken from different part of your own body ( autologous) or from cadaveric bone obtained from bone banks (allograft) and from synthetic sources (alloplasts ) with similar mechanical properties to bone.
When only a small amount of bone is needed, bone grafts are generally taken from your jaws or from your chin. When huge quantity of bone graft needed, they are usually taken from the hip region. Both of these procedures require additional surgery.
These bone grafts are fixed in position with small pins or screws that can be removed when the implants are placed.
No, The cut (incision) for taking the bone grafts from your chin or jaw is made on the gums inside your mouth. It is not done on the face and doesn’t leave any scar on face.
No facial changes are observed following a bone graft from chin region.
No, The bone grafts taken from a cadaver are made sterile using International standardized protocols. Hence no infections occur because of the graft.
No, Bone grafting is a three staged procedure. You may have to wait for 6 months to 1 year for fixing your teeth.
There are two waiting periods involved in this procedure.
0 – 6 months – For your bone graft to fuse to your remaining bone to increase the volume.
6 – 12 months – For your implants to get anchored firmly in your newly formed bone.
As with all surgery there is a risk of pain, swelling, bruising, bleeding and infection. Minimal chances of graft rejection do exist. All these complications can be avoided when proper diagnostic, sterilization and surgical protocols are followed.