Quite often "where there's a will, there's a way" is true and applicable in dentistry. The real question is how much treatment can you tolerate and how much can you afford. With today's materials and techniques, you may find that despite the bone loss you still have implants as an option. ... more
Dental Implants with bone loss on jaw?
I have severe bone loss in my upper jaw, and the dentist wants to extract my teeth and give me dentures. I want dental implants, but with the amount of bone loss that may not be possible. Do I have options? Has anyone tried Emdogain or other bone regeneration techniques, or would bone grafting give me the bone I need? I really don't want dentures.
2 answers to “Dental Implants with bone loss on jaw?”
A: treatment planning of dental implants is directly related to the available amount of jaw bone.
Adequate amount of bone is directly related to success of dental implants. If you have advanced/moderate bone loss: hopeless teeth should be extracted, allow for healing of the exisiting bone for 2-3 months. Some grafting could be done at the extraction visits depending on the amount of bone... more
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