Age, chronic health issues, gum disease, and more can ravage a person’s smile, slowly accelerating the deterioration of the jawbones until the smile loses definition and sags. Bone loss, however, can be stopped and new bone can even be regenerated in many cases, restoring the contours and definition of the mouth and face for a more vibrant smile.
Bone grafting in Ocala, FL is key to regenerating lost bone, and several typical applications of grafting are used in a dental setting. Take a look at various types of dental bone grafting and learn how they can be used to maintain or elevate smiles.
The Dangers Of Bone Loss
The loss of bone strength, density, and volume can seriously impact one’s dental and oral health. The cause of bone loss can be from any number of affiliations. Losing teeth, gum disease, cavities, and more can cause bone loss.
There are many reasons bone loss can negatively impact a person’s health. Some of them include:
- Difficulty speaking or chewing
- Headaches
- Tinnitus (ringing in the ears)
- A recessed facial appearance when your mouth is closed
- Loosening of teeth
- Jaw stiffness
- Dizziness
Preventing Bone Loss
There are ways to prevent bone loss from ever getting to this point. Many difficulties with oral health issues can be prevented by maintaining good oral hygiene. This means brushing, flossing, mouth washing, the whole ordeal. But there are other steps that can be taken as well.
Working to overcome bad habits such as smoking and or chewing tobacco can help prevent the degradation or infection of people’s gums. This not only can prevent gum disease but can also prevent bone loss as well.
Working on nutrition can also help. This is a world full of acidic foods. These foods do significant damage to the enamel of teeth causing them to decay or fall out over time. Patients do not have to eliminate their favorite foods, but all things need to be balanced to help maintain dental and overall health.
In eating better, making sure to have bone-healthy foods is also important as they can help prevent bone loss. This includes foods such as milk, yogurt, cheese, broccoli, asparagus, tofu, nuts, and many more.
For those who are past prevention though, there is one solution that can help restore the mouth. One solution that can bring back strength to the jaw. Bone grafting in Ocala, FL.
Preservation
Bone grafting can help preserve patients’ smiles or at least slow the loss of bone, which causes the smile to begin to sag. A ridge preservation procedure is an option for patients who have had teeth extracted. The procedure entails using a graft procedure to fill in empty sockets in the jawbone after teeth have been removed and to help maintain the ridge structure of the jawbone.
This procedure won’t permanently preserve the jawbone, but it can certainly stop the deterioration and limit the need for more bone grafting in the future.
Bone Regeneration
Severe bone loss can hurt a patients candidacy for some of the top options for replacing missing teeth, dental implants. But bone grafting can reverse bone loss so patients can get dental implants. Take a high-level look at how bone grafting can help regenerate jawbone:
The Graft:
This is bone material taken from a donor source. This material is placed in the jawbones in areas of low bone density or mass.
Guided Regeneration:
A membrane is wrapped around the graft material to control the regeneration of bone.
Fusion:
The body accepts the graft material and generates new bone tissue. With jawbones fortified by bone grafts, patients’ smiles may look more defined and more vibrant than it has in years.
More On Bone Grafting In Ocala, FL
Consider visiting our state-of-the-art facilities in Ocala, FL. Countless patients have had their bone loss restored in this office, giving them the confidence they need. Take a moment to get in contact with our doctor, Dr. Nick Brand, in our Dental Implants of Ocala office to schedule an appointment today!
