I had all my top teeth extracted and 4 bone grafts done 1 week ago. Immediate denture were put in right away. Experiencing pain still.. is this normal? Should i sleep with my dentures in?
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When the bone graft material is exposed to saliva, sometimes it does not convert into your own bone as it should. This is mainly a problem if you plan to place an implant into the area. If that is the situation, the graft may need to be redone which would not be a big problem. Having some of the...
Based on the picture you have uploaded, the area seems to be healing well. As a routine, it is recommenced to use membranes over bone grafts after socket bone grafting. If the area was over packed, then loss of some grafting material should not have a major consequence. At this...
Dear cemo88, I'm so sorry that your graft did not take. The bone surrounding the graft site will deteriorate if you don't get the graft redone. Do it as soon as possible.