What is bone graft augmentation?

In addition to healthy teeth or high-quality dentures, having a fully functional set of teeth also includes the jawbones. If there is a loss of jawbone due to trauma or tooth loss, bone reconstruction may be necessary to maintain a good implant site or to ensure an attractive gum line. There are several ways of reconstructing the bone and our practice offers you various reconstruction methods as well as bone replacement materials. We always prefer bone grafted using the Khoury method and we would be happy to explain all the options and alternatives to you in our oral surgery department in Munich.

What are the different options for bone replacement materials?

In principle, bone replacement materials can be divided into four categories. Firstly, we make the distinction between whether the bone material comes from the patient’s own body, another human body, an animal’s body (material from cattle is usually used for this) or whether it was manufactured synthetically. We only use materials that have been tested in independent studies over the long term and found to perform very well. You will find out in advance exactly which manufacturers and methods we recommend. When it comes to surgical materials in particular, we only use products that we would use ourselves.

What are the benefits of bone graft augmentation?

Modern dentistry has come a long way. Nonetheless, where possible, using the body’s own bone material is preferable to the alternatives, due to better tolerability, a significantly lower risk of an immune response, a short healing time and high reliability. Bone graft augmentation gives you the best chance of complication-free growth of the transplanted bone material and optimal stimulation of the surrounding bone growth, despite the operation to remove part of your bone.

Source: Dr. Sebastian Grunert, Dr. Butz & Partner, 01.06.2022, Munich