New York Dental Bone Graft Dentists

Dental implants can only be successful if there is enough bone available at the site of the implant. Periodontal disease, infections and trauma can be cause for missing supportive bone. Advanced Dentistry & Implantology have been doing bone grafting for our patients in Brooklyn, NY and Long Beach, Long Island.

Essential to the success of a dental implant is the replacement or addition to the existing bone. As experienced bone graft dentists, we will know when additional bone or bone repair is necessary prior to the implant. There are many ways bone grafting can be done.

Bone can be harvested from other areas than the mouth, such as the hip.  Another way is getting the bone specially prepared from cadavers or other sources. Synthetic materials can be used to stimulate bone formation. Often bone grafting is done in combination with a  ‘barrier membrane technique’, meaning membranes made out of special materials are placed over bone graft sites to keep out soft tissue cells not wanted and promote the growth and migration of cells that will indeed turn into normal, healthy bone. These membranes are very successful for bone formation; they are usually removed later on, but sometimes they are reabsorbed by the body.

Also it isn’t rare to use screws and tacks to secure membranes and bone grafts at the implant site. These methods are by all means successful, safe and effective.

Contact us today to schedule an appointment to discuss if you need bone grafting prior to your dental implant procedure.