Bone grafting and Bone augmentation for dental implants - Not enough bone?
B Bone Grafting or Bone Augmentation
N Not enough bone?
B Bone deficiency:
·During earlier stage of implant dentistry
,bone grafting was used for bone deficiency.
· Basal
implants,,pterygoid implants and zygomatic implants are the indications for bone
augmentation and they avoid the use of bone grafting procedures .
·For these techniques original cortical bone is
more than enough for implant placement and also for immediate loading of the
teeth.
Bone grafts Disadvantages:
It is very expensive.
I t is not as strong as original bone.
They may get infected during healing.
It can increase treatment duration.
Multiple visits are needed.
PRE OPERATIVE OPG
This OPG shows severe bone loss in upper front region due to long term missing teeth for the past 20 years.
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