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Is flap surgery with bone graft required for bone loss alone? How long will it take to form new bone?

dollcieJun 21, 2018
I had a flap surgery recently with a bone graft to my lower teeth. My doc said i got 40% bone loss after seeing my OPG. I had no symptoms like swelling or inflammation like in periodontal disease? I wonder how the bone loss occured without symptoms. I had braces 10years ago after pulling 4 teeth up and down. Can i know what caused bone loss in my case? Can periodontal disease be painless?

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Dr. Amber Garcia, DDS
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Answered on Jun 25, 2018
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Amber Garcia, DDS

It looks like it is healing well. I can be a piece of bone graft material trying to work it's way out of the gums. That's normal and can happen within the first few months after having a bone graft placed. 

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Neal Nealis, DDS (retired)

I suspect that you needed to have that graft redone as the site must have become contaminated with saliva and germs. Let me know how it turned out, please. 

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Neal Nealis, DDS (retired)

Sounds like the area has certainly become infected by saliva and all the germs contained in the mouth. You will probably need to have the area regrafted. Go see your dentist as soon as possible.

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