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Strengthen Your Jawbone with Advanced Bone Grafting
Extraction, gum disease, an old injury — any of these can eat away at your jawbone to the point an implant just won’t hold on its own. That’s where bone grafting comes in. Our board-certified surgeons at Greater Washington Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery rebuild that lost bone volume and density, so whatever gets placed there next — implant or otherwise — actually has something solid to sit on.
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Pretty straightforward, actually. Graft material gets placed right where bone’s missing, and your body does the rest — grows new bone around it over time until the area’s dense enough to hold an implant or stabilize teeth nearby. It’s one of the most common things paired with implant work, and honestly, for a lot of patients it’s what makes the difference between an implant that lasts and one that eventually fails.
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Convenient Locations
98%
Patient Satisfaction
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Patient Satisfaction
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Implants Placed
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Here’s the thing about losing a tooth — the jawbone underneath starts shrinking almost immediately, since it’s no longer getting stimulated by a root the way it used to. Lose enough bone, and there might not be enough width or height left to anchor an implant properly. A bone graft for dental implant work rebuilds that missing volume, so the implant has something stable to actually fuse into — osseointegration, if you want the technical term.
It’s not only about implants though. Grafting can protect the teeth next door too, help hold onto facial structure, and get a site ready for whatever restorative work comes after.
Bone taken from somewhere else on your own body — jaw, chin, hip, depending. Because it’s living bone with growth factors already in it, this is usually considered the gold standard for growing new bone fast and reliably. Downside — you need a second surgical site to harvest it, so recovery tends to be longer and more involved.
Bone taken from somewhere else on your own body — jaw, chin, hip, depending. Because it’s living bone with growth factors already in it, this is usually considered the gold standard for growing new bone fast and reliably. Downside — you need a second surgical site to harvest it, so recovery tends to be longer and more involved.
Donor bone (allograft) comes from a tissue bank, animal-derived bone (xenograft) is processed and sterilized, synthetic (alloplast) is engineered material built to encourage new bone growth. None of these need a second site on your body, and they work well for most people — which is basically why they’re what gets used most in implant dentistry today. Your surgeon will figure out which fits your case based on size and location.
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Take the pain medication you're prescribed, ice packs help with swelling those first days
Soft, cool foods only — skip hot food, straws, anything hard or crunchy while it heals
Don't smoke — it noticeably raises the risk of the graft failing
Keep the area clean, follow whatever rinse or hygiene instructions you're given
Don't skip follow-ups — that's how your surgeon confirms everything's integrating right
If you notice worsening pain or swelling after the first week, bleeding that won’t stop, drainage, a bad taste or smell, or numbness that isn’t getting better — call your surgeon. Those are signs of a failed bone graft and shouldn’t wait.
Extensive experience in bone grafting and implant reconstruction, handling everything from straightforward grafts to more complex cases.
Precise diagnosis and planning before any graft is placed, so your surgeon knows exactly how much bone is needed and where.
Whether it’s your own bone, donor tissue, or a synthetic option, your surgeon matches the material to your specific case and healing needs.
From local anesthesia to deeper sedation, the procedure stays comfortable no matter your comfort level or the complexity of the graft.
When extractions, grafting, and implants are all part of one plan, everything’s managed together instead of being split across separate visits and providers.
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Not necessarily. Plenty of patients have enough natural bone and can go straight to implant placement. Imaging is how your surgeon figures out whether grafting’s actually needed for you.
Usually three to six months. Smaller grafts can heal quicker, bigger ones like sinus lifts can take longer. Your surgeon confirms with imaging before moving to the next step.
Depends — on where the tooth was and how much bone loss is expected. Your surgeon will let you know if grafting makes sense for that site.
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