What Is Bone Grafting?
Your jawbone's strength is important to your overall oral health. If your jawbone is weak from physical trauma or missing teeth, you may need to get a bone graft so the jaw can properly hold both dental implants and your natural teeth. A bone graft helps to augment and build up your jawbone until it's dense enough to support an implant. At Sexton Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, osseous surgery is used to strengthen your jawbone for subsequent dental implant surgery to replace weak or missing teeth. Schedule an appointment with Drs. Sexton, Weiskopf, or Russ in Memphis, TN to learn more on surgical bone grafts.
How Is a Bone Graft Performed?
The exact process of your bone graft procedure will vary based on where the graft comes from and how much grafting is needed. You may have bone taken from another bone in your body, such as the shin, chin, or hip, which is called an autograft. This may be completed in our office with local anesthesia and sedation or in an accredited surgical facility using general anesthesia. Additional graft methods include an allograft that uses bone harvested from another human. A xenograft is taken from an animal, generally a cow. A synthetic bone graft, also known as an alloplast, may also be used. During your consultation, we will go over your graft options and help you decide on the best choice for your needs.
When the bone graft is ready to be placed, we will prepare the needed areas and place an incision through the gum tissue to reach the bone. Your graft will be attached to your bone along with proteins and collagen that encourage the graft to attach and grow. The gum tissue will be sutured closed and the area will be cleaned.
What Are the Benefits of Bone Grafting?
At Sexton Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, bone grafting allows various advantages for our Germantown, Arlington, and Memphis, TN patients who suffer from bone loss in the jaw. These are a few main benefits:
- Prompts enhancement of overall oral wellness
- Gives a stable base for dental restorations, like crowns and dentures
- Works to sustain the facial shape and avoid a hollow appearance
- Can help limit further harm to the teeth and jaw
- Stops additional bone loss and deterioration
- Helps give patients a more beautiful, normal-looking facial appearance
- Allows for a sturdy base for dental implants
Sexton Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Reviews
Dr Sexton had great bedside manner & explained the pending wisdom tooth extraction surgery. He was knowledgeable & friendly. He's a great dentist.
My 15 YO son had all 4 wisdom teeth removed on 10/4/24. Dr. Sexton, Savannah, and Danielle were AMAZING! My son was a little nervous about the surgery, but Dr. Sexton and Savannah made the procedure like a calm relaxing nap. Dr. Sexton also called on day 2 after the surgery to make sure he was not having any pain and there was no complications. I HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend Sexton Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery for all of your oral surgery needs!
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Exceptional experience. Dr. Sexton and assistants were remarkable. Virtually pain free and very slight tenderness. Above & beyond any dental experience I have incurred. Thank you Dr. Sexton and team.
I have NEVER been anywhere like this before!!! This was my first visit & consultation with Dr Weiskopf for a tooth implant. Everyone was sooo friendly!! Dr Weiskopf was very sweet & informative!! Took his time to answer every question I asked. His assistant, Olivia, was just as nice & made sure I was comfortable with the X-rays she took! Jennifer, who I spoke to about insurance & cost of the procedure was very nice & also answered all of my questions & had even printed out an explanation of the cost for me. I just couldn’t believe how EVERYONE made me feel as if I had been going there forever!!!!
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Strengthen Your Jaw With Bone Grafting
Help strengthen your jaw so it can support both your natural teeth and dental implants with surgical bone grafting at Sexton Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. Schedule a consultation with Drs. Sexton, Weiskopf, or Russ to get more information about your options and get a custom plan for treatment that leads to a stronger jaw and healthier mouth. Contact our office in Memphis, TN to make an appointment.