When you suffer from tooth loss, lack of treatment could mean the jawbone weakens and erodes, which could prevent you from receiving dental implants to address your missing teeth! But we can help. In today’s blog, Balboa Dental Surgery talks about helping smiles with bone grafting in Newport Beach, CA.
Tooth Loss and Weak Jawbone Structure
What happens to our jawbone and facial structure following tooth loss? When we lose a tooth, this leaves behind a gap in the smile and the body will register the sudden lack of a tooth root. Without the root, the body stops supplying that portion of the jaw with doses of calcium and phosphorus, causing the area to weaken and erode. This could mean further tooth loss, and you could develop a prematurely aged appearance too. But our team could help by essentially rebuilding these weakened portions of your bite and offering dental implants afterward.
Ridge Augmentation Procedures
How do we conduct a ridge augmentation? We will first carefully examine the area with digital technology, so we can plan the process in detail. We will offer local anesthesia and sedation to help ensure you stay comfortable throughout the process. Our team will add new structures to the lower jaw. These could be tissues taken from the rear of your jaw, your hip, or from your knee bone. We could also use donor or synthetic sources. The material bonds with the bone structure and helps create a new base, one that protects your youthful appearance and allows your smile to receive dental implants.
Dental Implants
When the area has healed properly, we can move forward with dental implant placement. These are thin posts made from titanium, a biocompatible material, and inserted surgically into the bite. Once in place, the body accepts them as natural root structure and allows the flow of nutrients to resume, keeping your jawbone intact and ensuring your new teeth have the potential to last for decades, possibly even a lifetime. Our team can handle a single missing tooth, or use options like All-On-Four to secure a complete row of new teeth, often in as little as one visit.
If you have any questions about how we preserve your bite with a ridge augmentation, or about how we take on tooth loss with dental implants, then reach out to our team today. We look forward to helping you on your loath to optimal oral health and a full smile, one that can last for many years to come.
Talk To Balboa Dental Surgery About Ridge Augmentation
We can help protect the youthful appearance of your smile, and prepare you for dental implant placement. To learn more about rebuilding your smile, or to schedule your appointment, contact your Newport Beach, CA oral surgeon at (949) 630-0143!
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