What is involved with bone grafting?

Depends: Bone grafting is taking bone from a source and rebuilding the bone in a particular area. Bone grafting procedures can range from minimally invasive to very invasive. Contact your doctor to discuss your bone graft procedure.

Augment bone H/W: Bone graft is used to augment bone height and/or width. Bone is harvested from a donor site (if use your own bone) or from other source and placed into the recipient site. Membrane, mesh, screw can be used to stabilize the graft insure the optimal result. Tissue suture then must provide the complete coverage with primary intention is possible. Finally, the graft must be protect from infection.