Missing bone and tissue can be restored to create a solid foundation for your beautiful smile.

Today we are able to restore or regenerate missing bone and attachment around teeth subjected to long-standing periodontal disease or trauma.  If you have lost a tooth due to trauma or disease, we can restore or regenerate bone prior to the placement of bridges or dental implants.

These methods are referred to as Guided Bone Regeneration and Guided Tissue Regeneration.  The procedures attempt to regenerate lost periodontal structures, lost bone, periodontal ligaments, and connective tissue attachment that supports your teeth. This is accomplished using biocompatible membranes, bone grafts and/or tissue stimulating proteins. These procedures are common prior to or in conjunction with the placement of dental implants.

Guided Bone Regeneration and Guided Tissue Regeneration procedures have  allowed millions of people to restore health to diseased teeth which would have been condemned to extraction in the past.

If you have lost teeth, these remarkable therapies have given clients a second chance to enjoy the benefits of "permanent teeth" with the help of dental implant reconstruction.  You will experience an enhanced quality of life as a direct result of improved health, function and appearance.

Bone heals more slowly than the gum tissues in your mouth.  Guided Bone Regeneration allows the bone to maximize its full healing potential following surgical procedures.

The treatment is simple. A biocompatible membrane is placed between the gum and bone which acts as a barrier. This barrier prevents the growth of the gum tissue from limiting the growth of the underlying bone as it heals.

Membranes around teeth are typically designed to dissolve away, or reabsorb, after several weeks of healing have passed. Some membranes used to restore bony ridges in association with bone implant therapy are not absorbable and must be removed.

Bone Grafts

A bone graft is a surgical procedure that replaces missing bone with material from your own body (autogenous bone) or an artificial, synthetic, or natural substitute.

A bone graft not only replaces missing bone, but also helps your body to regrow its own lost bone. This new bone growth strengthens the grafted area by forming a bridge between your existing bone and the graft material.

Over time your own newly formed bone will replace much of the grafted material.

Bone grafts may be needed when part of your body is missing bone. This missing portion of bone is frequently called a “bony defect”. Examples of jawbone defects are: defects which occur following tooth extraction; generalized decrease in the quantity of jawbone from trauma or long-term tooth loss; defects surrounding "old style" dental implants; defects resulting from cysts or tumor surgery.

If you have lost teeth or have teeth at risk from periodontal disease, please call our office, or contact us using the form that is linked below. We have a complimentary information packet, if you would like. We can also offer you a complimentary private consultation to answer questions. Make your request today!

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