Requirements For A Successful Dental Bone Graft
Posted on: 3 September 2019
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If you don't have adequate jawbone and you need a dental implant, then you will have to get a bone graft first. The bone graft builds up your jawbone density so that the implant can be successfully inserted. Bone grafts are relatively straightforward, but complications might arise in some cases. Below are some of the things that ensure successful bone grafting.
Soft Tissue Relaxation
If you have received a bone graft, it is the missing bone that needs to grow and integrate with the new material and not the soft tissues. Unfortunately, the tissues surrounding the treatment site can collapse into the space and fill it with fibrous tissues. The body naturally grows tissues to facilitate healing, and the growth of the soft tissues would be the body's way of healing itself.
Don't forget that soft tissues grow slower than bone tissues. Therefore, in a short time, the fibrous tissues would overwhelm the bone tissues, and the graft would fail. Treating the graft site and using the right graft material helps to ensure that it is the bone, and not soft tissues, that grow as required.
Graft Stability
The graft material needs to be stabilized for it to integrate with new bone growth. Anything that destabilizes the graft material by causing it mechanical stress can slow down the graft healing process. For example, an accidental blow to the mouth can knock the bone graft out of its initial placement. That would allow down the integration and allow surrounding fibrous tissue to fill the space vacated the graft material.
The result would be a failed bone graft. Therefore, ensure that nothing disturbs the graft site during the healing period. Favor it when eating and avoid strenuous activities that can trigger the dreaded destabilization.
Adequate Osteoblasts
Osteoblasts are cells responsible for forming new bone tissues. Osteoblast originates from the bone marrow, and they only have the nucleus (they are not differentiated). You need adequate osteoblasts for your bone graft to succeed. Some disorders of the bone can result in impaired osteoblast formation, which can lead to a failed bone graft.
Efficient Blood Circulation
Most forms of healing require efficient blood circulation, and dental bone grafting is one of them. The blood performs multiple functions in bone graft healing. For one, the blood helps to cart away wastes from the area. Secondly, the blood also supplies the healing area with nutrients and oxygen. Lastly, the blood also forms a clot that is needed for the healing process to kick off.