What is Dental Implant Bone Grafting?
As discussed earlier, bone grafting is a technique for increasing the volume of the missing or eroded bone. In dental implant, a new tooth is set in patient’s jaw. The proper volume of supporting bone is a necessity for successful dental implant. A dental implant may go unsuccessful if the dentist discovers that the supporting bone is reduced in the middle of the implant surgery. So, the first step before starting the procedure of an dental implant, is to check the volume of the supporting jawbone and to perform a bone grafting, if the jawbone is missing/ reduced. Dental implant bone grafting in simple words is harvesting a jawbone that will help in supporting the implanted tooth. The source of the bone used, decides the type of bone grafting. Let us have a look at the various dental implant bone grafting types. Autogenous Bone Grafting Autogenous bone grafting uses the bone taken from the patient’s body. It gives the best result amongst all types of dental implant bone grafting, as th
