Re: Getting implant, bone graft or not?

Often you get a much better result with implants after grafting. Cadaver
bone grafting uses freeze dried bone with is devoid of organic material.
There is also grafting potential with artificial bone and bone harvested
from elsewhere in your own mouth. Without grafting, you often will end up
with the implant positioned lower in the bone and off to one side. Makes it
very hard (if not impossible) to get normal "gum" contours afterwards.

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"Matt" <pleasereplyinthisgroup@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:00:54 -0400, Steven Bornfeld
<dentaltwinmung@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Matt wrote:
Hi everyone,

I met with two oral surgeons recently to discuss implants. One
recommended a bone graft (human cadaver source) at the same time as
the extraction (of #19), the other felt grafting wasn't necessary.

Any advice as to decide on which one to go with? I suppose I could
get a third opinion but the consults are $90 a pop!

Thank you,

Matt


Either or both could be right. Your restorative dentist should help
you with this one. Sometimes a surgeon will place the fixture where the
bone is, and not necessarily where the restored tooth is wanted. A
fixture not optimally placed for where the tooth is desired can
sometimes be used anyway--there can be a workaround, but the result
won't be as good as if the fixture is placed in an ideal location.
Getting it in the right location may be why one surgeon thinks you need
a bone graft.
Or not. In any case, your dentist might wish both surgeons to explain
their rationale.

Steve

Thanks Steve. I will try to get more clarification from everyone
involved. I'd hate to compromise the implant area in any way.
Something about having human cadaver bone as a source makes me lean
towords not grafting, yet I know that thought is completely
irrational!

Thanks,

Matt


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