Osseous Grafting / Guided Tissue Regeneration

Osseous surgery is a procedure that reshapes the bone which holds your teeth in place. Osseous surgery commonly treats periodontitis. Patients with periodontitis experience defects in the bone around their teeth, the surgery helps to remove that. Prior to the surgery, the patient undergoes a periodontal treatment that consists or scaling and root planing. A local anesthetic is administered to minimize the pain. Once the roots are cleaned, the dentist uses a drill and sharp dental tool to reshape the bone surrounding the teeth. Depending on the extent of the defects, the deformed bone is removed, and the rest is shaped. Bone grafting material is used where the defects are too large to be treated with only reshaping. Once the bones are back to their original state, the gums are stitched back into place. Osseous Grafting is a routine procedure, with a high success rate.

At Westgate Dental, we carry out osseous surgery so as to remove pockets in the alveolar bone that surrounds the teeth. This treatment helps in curing some of the most advanced periodontal diseases. The surgery will help the patient to get rid of the pockets that cause periodontitis. The best thing about this surgery is that it is absolutely painless, There are many advantages of osseous surgery including, reduced spread of bacteria, bone loss prevention and improved smile. If you are facing any dental issues, then we will recommend you to give us a call at Westgate Dental. We will help you to get that perfectly healthy and white smile.