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Oral Surgery
Bone Grafting




  • Autogenous bone graft – In this type of graft the bone is removed from elsewhere in the body and implanted in the mouth.  Common donor sites for bone grafting include the iliac crest of the pelvis, the chin and the posterior third molar areas of the jaw.  If large amounts of bone need to be harvested, the hip or the shin bone (tibia) is generally used.
  • Allograft  is the transplantation of cells, tissues, or organs, to a recipient from a genetically non-identical donor of the same species. This bone is obtained from a bone bank (cadaver bone) but has been processed/sterilized to make it usable in recipients. 
  • Xenograft  A Xenograft is a graft from a different species, such as when animal tissue is grafted to help humans, most commonly bovine (cow) bone. A Xenograft is perfectly safe and does not require a secondary donor site. This material tends to be very dense and as such is very slow to resorb and replace with the recipient's own bone.  
  • Synthetic  Synthetic bone (manmade) can be created in the laboratory and used in the bone grafting procedures. Because synthetic grafts rarely resorb they are used more as a filler as opposed to a biologically active graft material to heal to dental implants.
  • Bone Morphogenetic Proteins  are growth factors made in a lab using recombinant technology. BMP induces bone formation in the same fashion as your own bones when a break occurs. BMP can be used by itself or in conjunction with other grafting materials and is a very predictible alternative. Due to it's cost, other types of grafting are often considered unless extreme predictibility is required. 

Reasons for bone grafting




Ridge augmentation – Bone loss or atrophy in the jaws can occur due to trauma, extractions, injury, birth defects, or severe periodontal disease.  The bone graft is used to fill in the defect and make the jawbone a uniform shape.

Nerve repositioning - If the inferior alveolar nerve requires movement to allow for the placement of longer implants, a bone grafting procedure may be required to fill in the residual nerve canal space.  The inferior alveolar nerve supplies feeling and sensation to the lower chin and lip areas and often can prohibit the placement of dental implants in the posterior mandible when significant atrophy has occurred.

What does bone grafting treatment involve?



The bone regeneration process may be aided by:



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