A Tooth was extracted and bone graft done at the same time. Since then about 30 days ago I noticed my bottom front Teeth have moved, (the teeth were already crowded) crowding and causing one tooth to move in front of the other. The tooth on bottom front is causing the top front tooth to start sticking out. The front of bottom tooth touches and is pushing against the top front tooth from behind it. Can a Bone Graft cause teeth to move?
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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.
Studies show that bone will resorb more if the site is not grafted after an extraction than if it is. This tends to be more important in the anterior region of the mouth, as the pattern of resorption is more significant for the front teeth. As a general rule of thumb, it is important to bone...