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Socket grafting
When socket walls are thin after extraction, grafting material may be placed at the time the tooth is removed to help the body fill the space with bone.
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Dental implants
Bone grafting for implants.
Dental implants need healthy bone for long-term support. When bone volume is limited after extraction, long-term tooth loss, or sinus changes, bone grafting can rebuild the foundation needed for implant placement.
Implant foundation
Do you have enough bone for dental implants?
After tooth extraction, thick socket walls often fill naturally with bone in two to three months. When socket walls are thin, especially near the front teeth, healing can be less predictable.
In those situations, bone grafting may be placed at the time of extraction to help your body fill the empty socket with bone. This helps maintain the width and volume needed for implant placement several months later.
Bone grafting can also rebuild areas where teeth were removed years ago and the ridge has become too thin to support an implant safely.
Timing matters
Preserving bone at the time of extraction can simplify future implant planning and may reduce the need for more complex reconstruction later.
Grafting scenarios
Different bone concerns call for different grafting plans.
Bone grafting is usually a relatively comfortable office procedure. Many different grafting materials are available, including your own bone when that is the best option.
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Thin ridge grafting
If a tooth was removed years ago and the bony ridge has become very thin, grafting can rebuild width and volume before implant placement.
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Sinus grafting
When upper back teeth have been missing for a long time, the sinus may sit low near the implant site. Bone can be added to restore height for implants of proper length.
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Implant-site preparation
Some grafts heal before implant placement, while others may be completed at the same time as implant surgery depending on anatomy and treatment goals.
Benefits
Bone grafting restores options for implant placement.
The purpose of grafting is to create enough healthy bone height, width, and volume for an implant to be placed with better support and long-term stability.
Maintains socket width and volume
Improves implant placement options
Rebuilds thin jawbone areas
Restores bone height near the sinus
Supports long-term implant stability
Thin ridge grafting
Older extraction sites may need rebuilding.
If the bony ridge is extremely thin, grafting material can be placed beside the existing bone and allowed to heal for up to six months before the ridge is re-entered and the implant is placed.
Sinus grafting
Upper back teeth can need added bone height.
If the sinus sits low into the tooth-bearing area, the sinus membrane can be gently elevated and bone added to restore enough height for implants of adequate length.
Reclaim confidence
Find out whether grafting is needed.
We will review your imaging, bone volume, and implant goals to determine whether bone grafting should be part of your treatment plan.