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Bone Regeneration               Go Back

By Dr Lawrence Spindel, Tuesday March 13, 2007                                Dentist New York, NY

 

Bone regeneration refers to a dental procedure in which bone which has been lost or is missing is restored by a surgeon using either synthetic materials, human cadaver bone or cow bone as filler.   This filler eventually becomes surrounded or replaced by new healthy bone.  If an extraction is performed the filler is place in the fresh socket.  If  a patient has a boney defect the filler is placed with a membrane covering it that keeps it in place and allows new bone to repair the defect.  This process often works because the membrane keeps other types of cells from invading the space and only allow a patients bone cells to fill in the defect.

This procedure is often used to improve boney architecture so that in the future an implant can be placed in the improved or preserved site.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cosmetic Dentistry Tip: Brushing alone is usually not enough to ensure that a person won’t develop periodontal disease. Since 40% of a tooth’s surface is not reachable by tooth brushing, some sort of interproximal cleaning device should be used on a regular basis. Floss, Stimudents and small interproximal brushe , and all work well. It doesn’t matter as much which method is chosen, but what counts is that one of these is effectively used on a regular basis. Regular and frequent professional cleaning at the dentist also help, since they remove any accumulations of plaque and tarter that have been missed by a patient by their daily homecare regime. Also a patients home care can be checked at frequent cleaning visits and the hygienist will encourage them to do better. Human nature being what it is, patients often perform their best home care immediately before and after their checkups. .

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