When jawbone is atrophied and there is no possibility of surgical implants, bone graft to rebuild the jaw assistance . The purpose of bone grafting in the jaw is that the process of welding the implant to the jaw takes place correctly . By protecting the jaw, bone grafting surgery makes teeth stronger and longer .
Requirements bone in the jaw bone graft from the patient's own body or other resources can be provided . What is the form of bone supply, it is the origin of three conventional methods in bone grafting surgeries in dentistry . We will briefly mention these three cases as much as possible :
1 – Dental implants and autograft
In this form of bone grafting, the bone is obtained from the patient and is transplanted to the desired bone . In autograft, bone removal surgery is performed, although this feature can be considered as a limiting factor, but it should also be taken into account that since the removal is done from the person's own body, the chance of success in this method is high and the possibility of transmission is high. Disease in this method is equal to zero .
2 - Dental implant and allograft
In this method of bone grafting, the bone is obtained from another person . Freezing and sterilization is an operation that is performed on the bone after removing the bone . Dentist Farhoudi says that because this bone is tested, the possibility of transmitting diseases such as AIDS in this way is zero. .
The disease may be passed or in the process of treating the problem of rejection of the recipient to be treated .
3 Dental implant and xenograft
This link is a link animal . Animal bones are used in this method . Before transplantation, bone proteins are separated .
Although this method is less common but more of a way of cow bone used in dental implant surgery .
Lack of bone and impossible to use in large defects, defects of this method are . However, the ease of xenograft bone graft, no need for a second surgery to harvest bone and lack of transmission, all the benefits are xenograft .
Dr Behnam khorami