Bone Grafting
Have you considered dental implants and wonder if you are a good candidate? Have you been told you can’t get an implant due to insufficient bone density?
At Cottonwood Dental, we understand the desire for a healthy smile supported by strong, healthy teeth. Dr. Rachel Brown-McDonald offers bone grafting so you can enjoy all the benefits of a whole, healthy smile that lasts.
Rebuild Your Smile's Foundation with Bone Grafting
Bone grafting is a surgical procedure to supplement the jawbone, ensuring sufficient density to support a dental implant. At Cottonwood Dental, Dr. Brown uses advanced platelet-rich fibrin therapy to enhance healing, drawing from your body’s natural growth factors. Here’s what you can expect:
The Bone Grafting Procedure
We source bone grafts from several different materials based on your specific needs: autografts (bone taken from the patient’s own body), allografts (donor bone from a bone bank), xenografts (animal bone), or synthetic materials. All grafting materials are sterile, ensuring the highest safety standards and reducing the risk of infection at the graft site.
Dr. Brown often uses platelet-rich fibrin (PRF), derived from your blood, to enhance the healing process. Platelets and growth factors are isolated in a centrifuge and applied directly to the graft site. PRF acts as a bioactive "band-aid," releasing growth factors that accelerate soft tissue healing and bone regeneration.
Bone Graft Healing and Integration
Once we place the bone graft, it serves as a scaffold where new bone cells grow, encouraging your body’s natural ability to regenerate bone. This phase can last several months, but timing varies based on the size and source of the graft.
Dr. Brown carefully monitors the graft’s integration during this period, using advanced imaging techniques to assess bone stability. This ensures that the site is ready for the next step—dental implant placement—only when sufficient bone regeneration has occurred to support the implant securely.
