Hello goodnight, I did a bone graft surgery on march 22, Wednesday of this week will be approximately 3 weeks. The bone was harvested from my chin area for the maxillary sinus area of my mouth for 4dental implants. Ever since I did the surgery my lower front teeth has been numb, I can hardly feel them and it's very uncomfortable, I see my doctor tomorrow but I just want to know if this is normal or is it long term. Scared
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June 11, 2018
Answer: Numb front teeth after bone harvest from chin
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...
It's not that the bone graft can cause the teeth to move, but the missing tooth can cause shifting of the adjacent teeth as well as movement of the opposing tooth into the new space.
As long as there are no signs of infection, this could be just an exposed membrane barrier that was used to contain the bone graft or it could be actual bone particles that are above the healing vascularized area of bone. Please check with your surgeon to confirm.
