Guides
Not Enough Bone
Being told there is not enough bone usually leads straight to grafting. But the layer that resorbs and the layer that does not are different things.
Not Enough Bone
- Jawbone Loss: What Causes It, and Can It Be Stopped?Jawbone loss progresses with tooth loss, dentures and gum disease. It is confused with osteoporosis (bone loss) but is a separate process. The causes, and the ways to stop it.
- Can You Have Implants Without Adding Bone? When a Graft Is EssentialWhen is a bone graft really needed, and how long does it make you wait? We compare the route with a graft and the route without one in terms of time, number of visits and healing.
- What Is Bone Graft Material, Where Does It Come From and Is It Harmful?The four sources of bone graft material: your own bone, human, animal and synthetic. When it is needed, how it is placed, its known risks and the routes without a graft.
- I Was Told I Don't Have Enough Bone: Can I Have Implants?The two layers of the jawbone, which of them resorbs after a tooth is taken out and how a strategic implant anchors in the hard outer layer. The decision is made by a CBCT scan.
- Is a Sinus Lift Essential? When It Is Needed and When It Is NotHow the sinus cavity at the back of the upper jaw affects implants, what open and closed sinus lifts are, when a sinus lift can be avoided and what decides it.
- Missing Teeth for Years: Can I Have Implants?What decides it is not the years passed but the bone left in your jaw. We explain what the CBCT scan shows and when implants are possible without a bone graft.