What is a Bone Graft?
A bone graft is a procedure to increase the amount of bone in areas where it is deficient, increasing the width and height of the jawbone, so there is plenty of bone available for dental implants. If you require dental implants to replace your upper back teeth, we carry out a procedure called a sinus lift or sinus augmentation. During a sinus lift, the membrane between your sinus cavities and your jawbone is “lifted” creating a space that we can fill with bone grafting material.
Bone grafting is a routine procedure as many people don’t have quite enough bone for optimal implant insertion, and it provides predictable results. The bone placed may be taken from another site in your body or is donor bone that is sterilised and specially treated to ensure it is safe for use, or more often it is artificial bone.