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Bone Grafting for Dental Implants
Are you considering replacing missing teeth with dental implants? A visit to the office of Natalie K. Provenzano DDS, Inc., in San Jose, California, can determine if you’re a good candidate for implant treatment. As implants are embedded into your jaw to provide a foundation for your replacement teeth, you need to have sufficient jawbone mass to support your implants. Otherwise, you’ll need a bone graft to shore up your jawbone before implant placement.
Types of Bone Graft in Dentistry
Your tooth roots stimulate jawbone growth to support your jaw and facial features. When teeth go missing, your jawbone begins to deteriorate. Bone loss will continue until you replace the missing teeth. Before getting implants, your San Jose dentist will take X-rays of your jaw to check your bone health and density. If you lack jawbone mass, we’ll recommend a bone graft to strengthen your jaw before your implant procedure.
Bone graft tissue for dental implants can come from various sources. Your options include:
- Autograft tissue – bone taken from one part of your body and transplanted to another part, in this case, your jaw
- Xenograft tissue – bone that comes from an animal source, generally cows
- Alloplast bone – bone made from synthetic materials or natural sources like minerals
- Allograft tissue – bone tissue that comes from deceased donors
Your San Jose dentist can explain the pros and cons of these options and help you decide what’s best for you. We’ll also explain the process so you can prepare accordingly. Our in-house Oral Surgeon, Dr. Or Simel, is extensively trained in bone grafts and surgical procedures for a successful outcome.
What to Expect After Bone Grafting
After bone grafting comes a waiting period of four to nine months, depending on your grafting procedure, to give your jaw a chance to heal. Once your graft has healed, we can proceed with your implant surgery. Dr. Simel at Natalie K. Provenzano DDS, Inc. will insert the implants into your jaw where bone density is greatest and wait three to six months for them to fuse with your bone system. Then we’ll attach an abutment and restoration to complete your implant treatment.
Bone Grafting Near Me
To learn more about bone grafting for dental implants, contact Dr. Natalie Provenzano, in San Jose, CA, at (408) 226-2542.
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Dr. Or Simel
Dr. Natalie Provenzano has been practicing dentistry since 2002 when she graduated from the University of Southern California Dental School in the class’ top 10. She served on the school’s ethics committee and was a member of the Oral Sedation Team and the National Dental Honor Society, Omicron Kappa Upsilon. She also received the American Association of Women Dentists’ Female Dentist of the Year Award.
Also an alumnus of Loyola Marymount University, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BS in Biology, Dr. Provenzano was an active member of Ignatians Service Organization and Delta Gamma Fraternity and was chosen for the Order of Omega and Delta Sigma Nu Honor Societies.
Oral surgeon Dr. Or Simel has been practicing dentistry since 2009. He is a graduate of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Dentistry (DDS), UCSF School of Medicine (MD), Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, (BS/Biology), and UCSF School of Dentistry (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery). He graduated Summa Cum Laude and was on the Dean’s List, and National Dental Honor Society, Omicron Kappa Upsilon.
He is a member of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Dental Association, and California Dental Association.
Together, they provide exceptional general, cosmetic, and restorative dentistry to patients of all ages in the area.