Bone Grafting - St Petersburg, FL

Restore the Foundation of Your Smile

The Reason for Bone Grafting

If you have one or more missing teeth or have had a tooth extracted, restoring proper bone levels in your jaw is important. As the foundation of your smile, your bone plays a vital role in your oral health and function. It supports your teeth and helps preserve your facial structure. But it needs the stimulation of tooth roots to remain dense and strong. When teeth are extracted or lost, the jawbone no longer receives stimulation and will resorb and shrink. Bone loss can lead to shifting and loosening of remaining teeth, lip and cheek support loss, and jaw joint problems. Without enough bone support, you may be unable to replace your teeth with dentures or dental implants. To help ensure that these functional and esthetic consequences do not occur or worsen, our dentist and dental team at St Pete Dental Implant Center provide bone grafting in St Petersburg, FL. This procedure restores the jawbone volume or density lost due to missing teeth to improve oral health and function.

The Process for Restoring Lost Bone

Bone grafting is a surgical procedure that involves placing dental bone graft material in areas where the bone has resorbed or a tooth has been extracted. We offer bone grafting in St. Petersburg, FL, to restore the proper density, height, and width of the bone in the jaw. We partner with multiple insurance providers to make your treatment affordable and achievable. In general, bone grafting may involve one or more of the following procedures:

Socket Preservation

Socket preservation is a bone grafting procedure our dentist completes after tooth extraction. This involves packing bone graft material into the empty tooth socket. Socket preservation slows the resorption process where the tooth is missing. It can also help preserve the health of the bone until a dental implant can be placed.

Ridge Augmentation

Ridge augmentation refers to a bone grafting procedure that restores the natural density and contours of part or the entirety of a jaw ridge. Restoring healthy bone levels to a jaw arch can make dentures more comfortable and fitted to your gumline.

Sinus Lifts

When a bone in the premolar or molar areas of the jaw has lost density or volume, you may benefit from a sinus lift in St. Petersburg, FL. Gently lifting the sinus cavity, bone grafting material can be placed to restore proper bone height.

The Benefits of Bone Grafting

Bone grafting seems like a functional treatment to improve oral health. But this treatment also has more widespread benefits. Tooth and bone loss can lead to numerous problems that affect your ability to eat, oral and physical health, and personal well-being. By restoring bone levels in your jaw, our St Petersburg, FL team can treat infection and disease, replace missing teeth with restorations like dental bridges and dentures, and prepare you for dental implants. Having a smile restored to proper function and esthetics can significantly improve your confidence, health, and quality of life!

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