Bone Grafting | Fair Lawn, NJ

Over time, the jawbone associated with missing teeth can shrink or resorb, leaving poor bone quality and quantity. This can make it difficult—or even impossible—to place dental implants. Bone grafting allows us to rebuild lost bone, restore oral function, and create the necessary foundation for successful implant placement.

At our Fair Lawn Periodontics & Dental Implants, Jerald N. Rosenberg, DMD and Zev Lazarus, DMD offer both major and minor bone grafting procedures using advanced techniques and materials tailored to your needs. Whether you’ve experienced bone loss due to gum disease, trauma, or tooth loss, we can help restore your smile.

Types of Bone Grafting Procedures

Minor Bone Grafting is used to treat smaller defects, such as immediately after tooth extraction (socket preservation), or to augment narrow ridges for implants.

Major Bone Grafting repairs larger bone defects due to trauma, tumor removal, or congenital conditions. These procedures often involve harvesting bone from the patient’s own body—commonly the jaw, hip, or leg—and may be performed in a hospital setting. Guided tissue regeneration techniques using dissolvable membranes are often used to protect the graft and encourage natural healing.

Sinus Bone Grafts are sometimes necessary to add bone in the upper back jaw when the sinus cavity has expanded, leaving inadequate space for implants.

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Types of Graft Materials

  • Autogenous Bone Grafts (Autografts): Taken from your own body (chin, jaw, hip, or skull), these grafts contain live bone cells, making them ideal for stimulating new bone growth. However, they require a second surgical site.
  • Allogenic Bone (Allografts): Harvested from human donors and processed through freeze-drying, allografts serve as a scaffold for bone to grow into, though they do not generate new bone on their own.
  • Xenogenic Bone: Sourced from another species, typically cow bone, and treated at high temperatures to prevent immune rejection. These also serve as a scaffold for bone regeneration.
  • Bone Graft Substitutes: Synthetic options include:
    • Demineralized Bone Matrix (DBM): Contains collagen and growth factors; available in powder or gel form.
    • Graft Composites: Blend materials like DBM, ceramics, and marrow cells for enhanced healing.
    • Bone Morphogenetic Proteins (BMPs): Naturally occurring proteins that stimulate bone growth.