If a dental implant is placed when there is not enough bone, it may not be properly secured and may cause inflammatory disease.For this reason, when there is not enough bone for dental implant placement, sinus lift surgery is performed in the upper jaw and dental implant with bone graft surgery in the lower jaw. Especially with aging or *If you have lost a tooth due to periodontal disease, the alveolar bone surrounding it is generally in poor condition. Bone usually fills in to some extent after tooth extraction, but the amount of healing in alveolar bone lost to periodontal disease varies depending on its condition at the time of extraction. If the bone has deteriorated up to the walls surrounding the tooth, natural healing is unlikely to be satisfactory. In such cases, a bone graft is needed to rebuild the alveolar bone so a dental implant can be placed in the area of the missing tooth.

→ Initial X-ray

Although the root canal treatment was done properly, severe inflammation developed and had affected most of the root, so tooth extraction was unavoidable. However, the patient said they would be away in another area for a while and could not proceed right away, so they decided to have the tooth extracted at another dental clinic. At our clinic, the patientToWhy bone grafting is recommended along with tooth extractionWe explained it. You visited our clinic 6 months later.

→ 6 months after tooth extraction at another clinic

The examination showed that there was not enough bone inside the circle in the image. When asked, you said that you had only had a tooth extraction and could not have bone grafting. You need about 1.5mm of bone around a dental implant. If an implant is placed now, bone grafting may also be needed on the outside, or the implant may have to be placed farther inward. This could result in an unfavorable direction when the dental prosthetics are attached later, causing discomfort.

→ Tooth 26 CT scan

An area of bone loss appears as a dark spot in the upper left back teeth. A good result was expected if the inflammation was removed and bone grafting was performed during surgery.

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Side effects such as inflammation, bleeding, and infection may occur after surgery.

This is because gum tissue fills the area before the bone can grow. When bone grafting is performed, to prevent this,A collagen membrane is placed over the artificial bone to create a separate space where the bone can mature, which supports new bone formation better than tooth extraction alone. It usually takes 5–6 months after extraction for the bone to form almost completely. A dental implant is then placed, and after another 2–3 months, the dental prosthetics, or tooth portion, are attached to complete the treatment. If a dental implant is placed and bone grafting is done at the same time as tooth extraction, the process takes only about 3–4 months until the dental implant restoration is complete. So, it does take longer to wait after extraction before implant surgery than to place the implant at the same time as extraction. Waiting is necessary when immediate placement is not possible because there is not enough bone. Many patients ask, “How long can I wait after tooth extraction?”Except in special cases, if at least 6 months have passed, most of the bone that can form naturally is generally considered to have developed. It is a good idea to have a detailed dental examination to measure bone density and size and check whether a dental implant is possible.

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