After extracting and bone grafting four molar sites (2 x upper left, 2 x lower right) with a sinus lift, I'm ready to have implants placed. The bone loss showing at my left lateral incisor, however, is kind of bumming me out with it's slowly lengthening root, growing gap, and slight protrusion. After a 2.5 year wait since the grafts were done (saving up money), what are my options for the incisor? I would love to stop hiding my smile for it! Thank you so much for any input.
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Hi there is a wide range of costs for bone grafting . It can vary depending on how extensive the area is such as simple tooth removal and socket grafting or entire rebuilding of bone foundation
All bone graft materials are sourced for certified and licensed bone banks. The graft materials are usually irradiated and the chances of transmission of disease is almost nil. Infection is possible as with any implantation of foreign material. There are other synthetic materials that can be...
Since the tooth was removed due to an abcess the graft most likely failed. The best thing to do is to treat the possible drysocket and infection. Once your tissue has healed the doctor should re-enter the site and place a new graft.
