Bone Grafting

We can only imagine what our bodies would look like without bones. This scaffolding provides support, form, and protection to everything around it. The bone around your teeth, the alveolar bone, serves to hold the teeth firmly in place. This specialized bone's particular height, shape, and density can be compromised by gum disease, tooth removal, or other forms of trauma.

If bone shrinks away around your teeth, it never grows back. Sometimes, bone can be encouraged to fill in with grafting materials from Crow Canyon Dental. Every situation offers a different scenario, but more options than ever exist to promote bone repair in the jaw. For example, a large hole exists in the bone when a tooth needs removal. While it will fill in naturally, the site tends to shrink, drawing bone away from the area. Grafting materials can be placed simply during tooth removal to help preserve the bone. Grafts prove especially beneficial if you'd like to consider an implant-supported replacement in the future.

Even previously collapsed areas can often benefit from specialized grafting material, bolstering nearly any part of the jaw bone. It's important to note that bone destroyed by gum disease often leaves significant defects around teeth. While some of these areas are grafting candidates, many experience irreversible bone loss and compromised tooth support. Controlling gum disease with your Crow Canyon Dental team will better serve your health than corrective surgical grafts.