Procedures
Bone graft
Also called ridge augmentation, socket preservation
A procedure that adds bone material to the jaw to rebuild it, often before an implant.
A bone graft adds bone or a bone substitute to an area of the jaw that has shrunk or been damaged, often after a tooth is removed. It can preserve the space or rebuild enough bone so an implant can be placed. It may be done at the same time as an extraction or as a separate surgery. Healing takes time, so the schedule often has a wait of months before the next step.
Example at the front desk
A socket graft was done with the extraction, so the implant consult is set for four months from now.