The good news is that there are a number of ways that teeth with bone loss can be saved, before it reaches the stage of losing your teeth all-together. Proper periodontal therapy in combination with good home oral hygiene proper tooth brushing, flossing and interdental cleaning can eradicate the disease and even regrow some of the bone loss. The bone surrounding your teeth can be regenerated through regenerative grafting in order to optimise bone support and keep your teeth in place.
The bone can also be regenerated after losing your teeth in order to place dental implants to replace and restore the missing or lost teeth. Prevention is always better than a cure! First Name required. Last Name.
Your Email required. This saves the tooth and averts the need to extract and replace it. After a tooth is lost or extracted, bone loss occurs where the tooth used to be. The bone loss in the area of a missing tooth can also cause bone loss around adjacent teeth and cause those teeth to lose support and shift position. Bergman place a bone graft into the site of the lost tooth and regenerate the bone needed to build back the ridge to its proper height, width and stability.
The regenerated bone will support the adjacent teeth and keep them stable, and will provide the foundation for a future dental implant at the same time. A dental implant needs adequate bone structure to be placed securely.
The doctor will place a bone graft at the implant site when needed so there is adequate bone for an implant to be stably anchored. You have sinus cavities on each side of your face above your upper molars. When you lose teeth in the back section of your upper arch, bone loss occurs in both the alveolar ridge and in the floor of the sinus cavity. Over time, the bone loss occurring from both ends can make the bone too shallow to support a dental implant. To rebuild bone depth, Dr.
Setya will add bone graft material at the bottom of the sinus cavity under the sinus wall membrane. The procedure is known as a sinus lift. After a tooth is lost in the upper arch, the bone under the sinus floor diminishes.
A bone graft is placed under the sinus floor membrane to regenerate the needed bone support for an implant. Receive a thorough examination and friendly, informative consultation. Your appointment will include the following:. Periodontal Bone Regeneration in Mission Viejo.
Expert Regeneration of Lost Bone Your teeth are anchored in sockets along a platform of supporting bone on your upper and lower jaw. Accomplished bone grafting specialists As periodontists, Dr.
Causes of bone loss Bone loss occurs primarily from the following: Gum disease — the bone is eaten away by bacterial plaque and calculus that cause bone loss, and worsens as the disease progresses in severity until the bone can no longer support the affected teeth. This causes the teeth to be eventually lost.
When that pressure is absent, the bone gradually dissolves away. A tooth out of alignment — a tooth out of its proper position can fail to make adequate contact with the tooth on the opposing arch. This can reduce the biting and chewing pressure under the misaligned tooth and thus lead to bone loss. The section of bone surrounding the roots of your teeth is known as the alveolar bone.
Throughout your daily life, the roots stimulate this section of the bone, indicating to the brain that resources are necessary in a particular area of the jaw. Based on this stimulation, the body sends calcium and other nutrients to the jaw, encouraging continued bone growth. When a tooth is extracted or lost due to trauma, there are no longer roots to stimulate the alveolar bone. Over time, the body stops sending resources to the area where the tooth was and that section of the jaw will slowly deteriorate.
The longer missing teeth are left untreated, the more tissue is lost until the bone beneath neighboring teeth is affected, which can cause further tooth loss. Chronic infection in the gum tissue, known as periodontal disease, affects tooth-supporting structures, such as the alveolar bone and other ligaments.
In advanced stages, the bacteria associated with periodontal disease begins to eat away at supporting gum and bone tissue, causing tooth loss and bone loss in the jaw. Since many of the symptoms of gum disease are painless, this condition often goes unnoticed for long periods of time. When periodontal disease is left untreated, it can cause serious damage to the strength and stability of your jaw.
Traditional methods of replacing lost teeth include dentures and dental bridges. These restorations can replace missing teeth to create a more natural smile and improve your ability to eat and speak naturally. However, dentures and bridges do not protect your jaw against bone loss.
Bridges consist of artificial teeth supported by dental crowns. Since the crowns are placed over natural teeth, the jawbone beneath these teeth remains in tact. Unfortunately, the areas of jaw where teeth were lost will continue to lose tissue. Dentures , on the other hand, can actually exacerbate jawbone loss. Traditional full dentures rest directly on the gum tissues without support from teeth or dental implants.
They do not provide sufficient stimulation to prevent tissue deterioration. In addition, dentures tend to shift against the gum tissue and rub. Over time, this process can speed the loss of tissue in the jaw.
Certain medical conditions increase your likelihood of jawbone atrophy. Osteoporosis, a conditions which causes the bones to become weak and brittle, can affect the jaw and lead to deterioration of the tissue. Tumors are another common cause of jawbone deterioration. Injury to the jaw and trauma to teeth are also associated with bone loss. If a tooth is knocked out or broken, bone stimulation to the jaw stops, leading to tissue deterioration.
The dental arch may be lacking in bone density, which could lead to issues with facial appearance around the lips and cheeks. This can also lead to problems getting dental implants to support bridges and dentures. When you lose bone density along the dental arch, it can have a significant impact on your ability to receive dental implants. In fact, oral surgeons will not be able to place any dental implants if there is not sufficient bone structure in place.
Without proper bone density, the chances for successful dental implants treatment decrease significantly. Thankfully, a process known as jawbone regeneration bone grafting can improve bone density and your ability to receive dental implants.
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