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
From my initial consultation to the day of my procedure, everything went well. I had a wisdom tooth extracted and had little to no swelling and the pain was very minimal with 1 Tylenol taken afterwards. The staff was very thorough with explaining everything and also friendly. I especially appreciate Dr. Weiskopf calling me later to check on me, that says a lot! I'm very pleased with the service I received.
Dr. Sexton and his whole staff are the most professional in the city!! Kind, caring, and efficient in all facets of their operation!! I wouldn’t recommend anybody but Sexton OMS!! Thank you guys for taking care of me and my family!!
Dr. Sexton and team are a thoughtful and reassuring group. I am very fearful of anesthesia, they were very sensitive to that and I’m truly grateful. They make sure you know your post-op instructions and Dr. Sexton makes himself available for questions or concerns.
Great experience! Dr. Weiskopt called me personally to see how is was doing!
Our family cannot say enough good things about Dr Sexton and his entire office staff. Going to the dentist can be a very stressful and anxiety ridden experience. Dr. Sexton exudes calmness and immediately puts you at ease. He explains in detail what needs to be done and willingly answers any questions or concerns. Dr Sexton does excellent work. I have received two implants and have been extremely happy with both the overall experience and the quality work. He is the best and highly recommend.
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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.