With a tooth socket graft, we can replace both bone and tissue that could be lost when you lose a tooth. If we can do a tooth socket graft as quickly as possible when you lose a tooth, your teeth won’t have the time to shift around. First, we will need to remove any parts of the tooth that are remaining- if you have any. We will also need to ensure that your tooth socket area doesn’t have any damage or infection. Then we can do a bone graft into your tooth socket.
When we first a bone graft, it is soft, rather than hard. Bone grafts harden over time. Once we place the bones in a tooth socket graft, we will then place a protective membrane over it. The area is then sutured closed. Healing time from a socket graft can take as little time as a few weeks or as long as a few months. We can then place your dental implant.