After you lose a tooth as an adult, there are many decisions you have to make. One is whether or not to have ridge preservation. This procedure helps maintain the structure of your gum line to preserve the look and feel of it. Dr. Ann Chernyak at Premier Periodontics and Implant Dentistry recommends undergoing this procedure soon after you have lost your tooth or had an extraction for best effect.
Benefits of Ridge Preservation
When you lose a tooth, it not only impacts the aesthetics of your mouth, it can also hurt the structure of your mouth: the ridge of bone that supports your teeth The jaw bone weakens and resorbs when there is not a tooth in place, your remaining teeth will shift into the remaining space, which in turn risks the loss of your other teeth. This can happen quite quickly, if you do not act right away. By undergoing ridge preservation, you benefit from:
- A more natural smile
- Keeping the site ready for a future replacement procedure, such as an implant
- Maintaining the health and structure of the bone tissue after a tooth is lost
- Stopping soft tissue and bone collapsing into the socket
- Preserving your ridge’s aesthetics
- Minimal discomfort thanks to a minimally invasive procedure
The Steps of a Ridge Preservation Procedure
This procedure is a less invasive bone graft. It is a minimally-invasive procedure.You will visit your periodontist in Langhorne for a consultation to determine whether this is the right procedure and schedule the surgical appointment. Then, you will be given local anesthesia.The empty socket in your mouth from which your original tooth was removed will be filled with bone replacement material. If allowed to heal naturally after a tooth extraction, Rather than your body will resorb the remaining socket bone, thinking it does not need it anymore, because there is no tooth. With a ridge preservation bone graft in place, the body will not dissolve the remaining bone, but instead grow more bone where a graft was placed. It is best to have the bone graft done at the same time as a tooth extraction to reduce your healing time and to minimize the number of surgical procedures. After several months of healing, we recommend that you have a tooth implant placed to further maintain the structure and health of your jaw.
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As a periodontist in Langhorne, Dr. Chernyak is ready to help you maintain a healthy and beautiful smile. Contact us today to schedule an appointment to see if ridge preservation is right for you. We also offer several other periodontal services, including tooth extraction and dental implants. You no longer need to search for a periodontist near me; we are ready to help.
