Flap Surgery & Bone Grafting

What is Bone Grafting?

• Bone grafting is a procedure wherein a part of the missing bone is replaced by another bone or material known as bone graft.
• Through this surgical procedure, the graft replaces the missing portion of the bone and also helps in the re-growth of the bone.
• The existing bone and the grafts fuse, after a period of a few months.

Where can it be used?

Bone grafts are usually used when the bone is missing which can happen mainly due to periodontal disease (pocket formation), accident, trauma, tumor removal or it can be congenital in nature. Bone grafts are also used with dental implants.

What is the procedure of Bone Grafting?

• A dental bone grafting procedure is carried out under local anaesthesia. With a routine flap surgical procedure, bone grafting is done at sites where it is essential to produce new bone. It is a relatively painless procedure with merest postoperative complications.
• These bone grafts, over a period of time form new bone and aid in the recovery of a periodontal defect or healing of a periodontal pocket. New bone formation also stabilizes the Implants or creates adequate bone for the installation of Dental Implants.