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what does a bone graph entail?

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Supplimenting bone: Using either your own  bone from another area or synthetic bone or a donors bone to help heal a break or help fuse two bones together surgically.

Question 2

what is a bone graph? is it dangerous?

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A free piece of bone: Bone grafts are pieces of bone from one part of your body used to reconstruct another area that is deficient.  When performed judiciously by an experienced surgeon the potential for complications is minimal and the surgery is safe.

Question 3

what is a bone graft?

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Transfer of bone: The transfer of bone from one site or source (donor) to a recipient site is known as a bone graft.  The donor can be the patient them self or from a tissue bank.  There are also synthetic graft material and xenograft material (from another species i.e. Bovine derived).

Question 4

what's a tooth bone graft?

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Bone enhancement: Bone grafting is performed to reverse the bone loss / destruction caused by periodontal disease, trauma, or ill fitting removable dentures. It is also used to augment bone to permit implant placement, such as augmenting bone in the sinus area for implant placement, or augmenting bone to enhance the fit and comfort of removable prostheses, or to enhance esthetics of a missing tooth site.

Question 5

what are the chances of my son returning to sports after bone graph on his sesamoids?

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Bone graft: Generally good, but may not be for a while (give it at least 6months to a year).  What as the bone graft exactly for as if you are 19, i'm guessing your son is younger than 7 years old and sesamoid bones aren't visible on xray yet.  Please elaborate, thanks.

Question 6

could a bone graft have partial failure?

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Yes, very much so.: Failure of the graft to fully incorporate is well known.
Follow your orthopod's advice.
Good luck and happy holidays.

Question 7

what are the signs that dental bone graft isn't working?

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Different signs: Usually the dentist needs to tell you.  Even if you have  a graft it is possible that small particles of bone would escape the site and seem like failure.  The dentist is the best one to answer this for you.

Question 8

what can help bone graft grow faster?

Accepted Answer

No smoking & clean : In the oral cavity, not smoking and having a clean mouth are most important. Studies have shown that low vitamin d and high LDL levels negatively effect bone growth. Adding bioactive modifiers can accelerate bone growth.

Question 9

how long does it take for a bone graft to grow?

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It doesn't grow: Bone graft does not "grow" it serves as a scaffold for your own bone. Your bdy removes the bone graft and replaces it with your own live bone. Depending on the size of the graft it can take several months  unto a year , year and a half.

Question 10

how fast does the bone grow back after a bone graft?

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It take about 6: Month to year  for the bone to be replaced and healed in place and  sometime dose  do that partially  or completely.

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