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Hello,In bone grafting, a piece of bone is removed from another part of your jaw or your body — your hip, for example — and transplanted to your jawbone. Another option is to use artificial bone (bone commercially available) to place in these areas. It may take several months for the transplanted bone to grow enough new bone to support a dental implant.In some cases, you may need only minor bone grafting, which can be done at the same time as the implant surgery. The condition of your jawbone determines how you proceed.
Bone grafting is a surgical procedure that replaces missing bone with material from patient′s own body, an artificial, synthetic, or natural substitute. Bone grafting is possible because bone tissue has the ability to regenerate completely if provided the space into which it has to grow. As natural bone grows, it generally replaces the graft material completely, resulting in a fully integrated region of new bone.
From the picture you have provided it seems that you have a membrane covering the bone graft. The type of this membeane seems to be Gortex ( cytoplast) which will be removed after 21 days. This membrane could be left exposed , and it is designed so that new gum tissue grows underneath it to co...
Bone Graft at the time of extraction is a good idea. It helps reduce bone loss which happens to different degrees after extraction. Bone grafting after extraction is more predictable and a much easier procedure compared to bone regeneration and augmentation once the bone has been lost
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