If you are considering dental implants, you will need a sufficient volume of jaw bone to support the implant. We first take scans to assess the density of your bone. If you don’t have enough bone for implants, we can put you forward for bone grafting.
If you have lived with a missing tooth for a while, your jawbone naturally disappears without the tooth to provide structure. In some cases of severe gum disease, a more aggressive immune system can attack the bone tissue.
There are different ways in which we can help restore the jaw bone. We can add bone tissue from other areas to the implant site. This is the most effective method as you naturally accept your bone tissue more readily than another type. We can use a guiding regeneration treatment that encourages your bone to grow naturally. However, this takes far longer than a simple bone graft.
We offer sedation for all types of surgery, so if you are a nervous patient, we can ensure you can fully relax and not worry about the treatment.
