Bone Graft Persuasive Speech

So, you were talking to your dentist about dental implants and he mentioned you'll need bone grafts before any implants can be installed. This procedure literally adds bones to your gums and is necessary when your gum bones have atrophied in the absence of teeth. If that sounds scary, it shouldn't: bone grafts aren't that big of a deal. And they're often necessary for returning your smile its original luster.

The Procedure

The bone graft procedure is an out-patient surgery that should take no more than a few hours to perform. Before it starts, an anesthesiologist will put you to sleep to help you avoid severe pain. Then, they will make a cut in your skin where the graft will be installed.

Once your skin is open, they will carefully insert
Your doctor will prescribe anti-inflammatory medicine to help treat these problems.

Types of Bone Grafts

Understanding the types of bone graft procedures and materials can help you know exactly what is going into your body.

Autografts remove bones from you body and reshape it into new gum bones. Removal areas include your jaws, the mouth, ribs, hips, leg bones, and even the skull. Unfortunately, this procedure has a long recover time and often fails, due to poor bone recovery.

Allografts are the same as autografts, except they use bone from another person. Sometimes, these bones come from cadavers. As the bone doesn't come from your body, this type of procedure has a quicker recovery rate, but runs the risk of disease infection.

Xenografts utilize bones from different animals, such as cows or pigs. They are rarely used for long term bone replacement: instead, they help shape your gums for later autografts or allografts.

Last, but not least, is alloplast. This procedure utilizes man-made bones, such as resins, hydroxyaptite, or calcium phosphate, instead of real bones. These implants are very strong, but run the risk of rejection by your