An oral surgeon with over 15 years of experience, Dr. John Won serves patients at POMS Facial Surgery. In his work as an oral surgeon, Dr. John Won performs both minor and major bone grafts.
Dental bone grafting is a surgical bone augmentation procedure undertaken to provide additional support in the jaw or in cases of jawbone loss due to issues like advanced gum disease. During the procedure, the oral surgeon or dentist makes an incision in the jaw and attaches a support material.
There are several types of bone grafts. Another person’s bone is used in an allograft, while a xenograft utilizes bone from another species. Some patients may prefer a synthetic material such as bioglass or calcium phosphate.
In more severe cases of bone loss, autografts are the preferred approach to bone grafting, since they use the bone from the patient’s own body, promoting new bone formation and faster healing. During an autograft, the surgeon usually takes a small amount of material from the tibia, hip, or back of the jaw.
