Restore Lost Bone
Have you had a tooth missing for many years or noticed that other teeth have shifted out of place? You may have a weakened jaw bone. Tooth loss and oral disease can cause the jaw bone to deteriorate. Similar to muscles that atrophy if they go unused for prolonged periods of time, the jaw bone can atrophy or resorb if a missing tooth is not replaced. Our surgeons have the ability to maintain and even regrow bone that has resorbed so that you can qualify for dental implants. This treatment is called bone grafting.
At Utah Surgical Arts, our oral surgeons and knowledgeable staff perform several bone grafting procedures to help patients rebuild lost bone and become candidates for dental implants.. Contact us in Provo, Payson, South Jordan, and Lehi, UT, today to learn about your bone grafting options.
Types of Bone Grafts at Utah Surgical Arts
Our oral surgeons perform many bone grafting treatments. During the consultation with Dr. Harris, Dr. Park, Dr. Brown, Dr. Wood, or Dr. Holladay, we will determine if you need bone grafts, and the type of treatment to improve your oral health. Depending on your specific condition, your doctor may perform any of these procedures separately or together; they are most often performed separately from the dental implant procedure. These treatments include:
- Socket Preservation. Once a tooth is extracted, artificial bone is placed in the socket to help preserve the bone and gum tissue for implant placement.
- Ridge Expansion. In severe cases, the ridge has been resorbed, and a bone graft is placed to increase ridge height and/or width.
- Sinus Lift Procedure. This procedure involves elevating the sinus membrane and placing a bone graft onto the sinus floor, allowing implants to be placed in the back part of the upper jaw.
- Nerve Repositioning. The inferior alveolar nerve, which gives feeling to the lower lip and chin, may need to be moved to make room for placement of dental implants to the lower jaw.
In most cases, your doctor will use particulate freeze-dried bone from a tissue bank or a bone mineral substitute. In some cases, when a large quantity of bone is necessary, the material is taken from your own bone, either from inside the mouth, from the hip, or from the tibia at the knee.
Socket preservation maintains an empty tooth socket and makes future implant placement easier.
Tissue Grafting
Patients suffering from gum recession are encouraged to have a tissue graft, or gum graft, to protect teeth from damage and rebuild the gums. When the gum tissue recedes, the tissue surrounding the teeth pulls away, exposing the tooth and root. Patients are strongly encouraged to monitor oral health regularly, as gum recession is a slow, gradual process and easily goes unnoticed at first.
If you suffer from gum recession, your oral surgeon may suggest one of three different types of tissue grafts:
- Connective Tissue Grafts. Tissue is removed from under a flap of skin cut in the roof of the mouth. The tissue is then stitched to the gum surrounding an exposed tooth root, and the flap is stitched closed.
- Free Gingival Grafts. This is similar to a connective tissue graft, except tissue is removed directly from the roof of the mouth, not from under a flap. This is a common procedure for patients with thin gums.
- Pedicle Grafts. A flap of tissue called a pedicle is partially cut from the gum near the exposed tooth root. With one edge remaining connected, the tissue is pulled and stitched to cover the exposed tooth root.
As with bone grafting, your own tissue can be used. However, graft material can be obtained from a tissue bank. One advantage of taking the tissue graft from a tissue bank is that if donor tissue is used, a second surgical site or donor site is not necessary.
When it comes to your oral health, trust in the experts who have been positively serving patients in Utah since 1998. We have offices in Provo, Payson, South Jordan, and Lehi, where we perform bone grafting procedures and restorative surgeries, helping more patients achieve healthier smiles.
Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP)
Platelet-rich plasma, or PRP, uses your own blood to promote faster healing following oral surgery. PRP contains many platelets, which release growth factors to heal wounds. Your surgeon draws a small amount of blood, spins it in a centrifuge to collect the plasma, and administers the plasma directly to the surgical site.
We create PRP using your own blood and administer it directly to the surgical site to expedite recovery.
AAAHC Accreditation
Utah Surgical Arts is approved by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). This accreditation is difficult to obtain and allows our office to function as a hospital and/or surgical center. Since extensive surgeries must be performed in a surgical center, there are many instances where the patient may be unable to undergo surgery due to the high cost of the hospital or surgical center. If your surgery can be performed at Utah Surgical Arts, the cost savings may be significant. Many patients who were unable to have the procedure due to the high cost involved were able to have the procedure performed at Utah Surgical Arts. Learn More.
Types of Anesthesia
Our surgeons at Utah Surgical Arts offer many anesthesia and sedation options for patients to choose from.
Reviews From Our Bone Grafting Patients
"Initially, I came because my other dentist — my regular dentist — told me that I needed some implants, and so he recommended Dr. Park. Dr. Park had to extract my tooth, and then, he tested me for bone grafts. It's a long process, but I never had any problems. I am all good and done. I've had four since I've started. They feel good. I've finally got teeth, so they feel really good, so I'm glad that I've had them done. Dr. Park is great — very accommodating, very welcoming, great sense of humor. Dr. Brown is very professional as well. He worked on me when Dr. Park could not. I would recommend Dr. Park or Dr. Brown for any of my family."
"Hi, I'm Janelle and I'm from Orem, and I came to Utah Surgical Arts to get extractions, bone grafts, and dental implants. When I first walked in the doors here, I felt instantly at ease. The doctor was amazing. He's always done a great job and I'm just so much happier with my mouth in general because I know that he's taking good care of it. The staff here is great. They're just like your neighbors next door. They just really make you feel like you're part of their family. The procedure was successful, and the recovery was so much better than I had anticipated. Thanks to Utah Surgical Arts, I just can't stop smiling."
"Hi, I’m Scott. I’m from Cedar Hills, UT, and I came in for a procedure to fix a sinus — have some sinus surgery done for a bone in my — I don’t know how to explain it — the bone in my head. He was able to go in and clean out the damage that I’ve had mostly from a cavity. It started out in a cavity, and they kept trying to fix the cavity, and they’d go in and clean it out and fill it up, and then they’d drill it back out because I’d be in pain and I’d swell up again — the whole side of my face just kind of swelled up. Finally, I was recommended to come down and see Dr. Harris. It’s good as new now. So if any of you need any facial surgical work done, I highly recommend Utah Surgical Arts. Anybody in the surrounding areas — Utah County, Provo, I’m from Cedar Hills as I said earlier, Pleasant Grove, Lindon, all of those areas — I'd highly recommend that you come in to see Dr. Harris."
"So, the first time I came to see Dr. Park, I had a tooth that needed to be pulled, and I also had an empty space below that tooth that had been missing for a few years, and I came in and had the tooth extracted, and then he also put in two implants. Dr. Park and his office are fantastic. From the first phone call, when you make that appointment, they put you at ease. The staff is incredible. I don't know how he does it, but I think he's hired the nicest people on the planet. Dr. Park's also incredible. He makes you feel like you're important. I would definitely recommend friends and family to come to Dr. Park. He's very, very comfortable. It's a really great experience."
"Hi, my name is JaNeil and I’m from Lehi. I came to Utah Surgical Arts to get some extractions and bone grafts and implants. When I first walked in here, I was greeted with a smile and the staff made me feel very comfortable. The doctor here was really good. He put my mind at ease right off the bat, and he explained things very well so that I could understand. He was very professional, and he treated me very well. The procedure turned out great, and the recovery was just like they told me it would be. I love my smile now and it’s all thanks to Utah Surgical Arts. They changed my life and they can change yours too."
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