When we lose natural teeth, the body could stop sending key nutrients to the areas without tooth roots. As the jaw begins to lose mass and density, this could weaken the smile and even limit your ability to receive dental implants. In today’s blog, your Celina, TX, dentist talks about the jawbone grafting procedure, which can strengthen these weakened portions and prepare your smile for dental implants!
The Loss of Your Jawbone’s Strength
As we touched on above, the body will register the lack of tooth roots in your jaw, and stop providing calcium and phosphorus to the areas. As these portions lose mass and density, they gradually break down and weaken, which means additional missing teeth and over enough time, a prematurely aged appearance. This means there may not be enough structure to support dental implants, leading to issue eating, speaking, and with your overall appearance. But our team can strengthen the weakened portions of the jaw with the grafting procedure.
The Jawbone Grafting Procedure
Our team will take detailed digital x-rays, which use 90% less radiation and provide detailed images chairside, to plan the treatment in detail. We will numb the area and provide sedation to ensure you enter a calm and relaxed state. We then add new tissue to the areas that have lost mass and density. This could be in the form of bone taken from your knee, hip, or the rear of your jaw, or from donor or synthetic sources. These new structures provide structure for new bone to grow around, which fortifies your jaw. This is for the lower jaw, but if needed, a sinus lift can provide new structure in the upper jaw to support dental implants.
Placing Dental Implants
Once the area heals, our team will be able to insert one or more dental implants, which act as new roots and further protect the jaw’s stability and strength. When the placement area heals, we can attach abutments and a crown to complete a single tooth, or abutments and dentures for more severe cases of tooth loss. You can then eat your favorite foods again, speak without difficulty, and smile with confidence. Dental implants can last for decades, possibly a lifetime, acting like natural teeth. If you have any questions about how our team will fortify the jaw with the grafting procedure, or about the placement of new teeth, then contact our team today to learn more. You deserve a full and beautiful smile, and we’re ready to help make it a reality.
Schedule a Visit for Jawbone Grafting Today
If you have any questions about rebuilding your smile, or would like to schedule your appointment, call Celina Family Dentistry in Celina, TX at (214) 851-0130. We can help you obtain a full smile again, with results designed to last for years to come!
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