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Bone grafting is a surgical
procedure that replaces missing bone in order to repair
bone fractures that are extremely complex, pose a
significant health risk to the patient, or fail to heal
properly.
Bone generally has the
ability to regenerate completely but requires a very
small fracture space or some sort of scaffold to do so.
The first, and most
extensive type of bone grafting is always done as a
separate surgery from the implant placement. This types
of graft is intended to make large changes to the shape
and size of the dental ridge so that a stable implant
can be placed, usually several months later. In the
second type of bone grafting, the jaw may already have
enough bone to place the implant, but not enough bone to
completely cover the sides of the implant. These types
of grafts are generally small in size and are performed
at the time of implant placement.
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