Get Ready for Implant Placement with Dr. Kovacevic
Thanks to advancements in technology, more patients qualify for dental implants than ever before. However, in order for your implants to succeed, you’ll need plenty of jawbone density and healthy gums.
If you suffer from jawbone deterioration or gum disease, then you’ll need to undergo a supplemental procedure to prepare you for implant placement. Patients who previously wore dentures or lived with gaps in their smile for a long time are the most likely to require these treatments.
Bone Grafting
For patients with weak jawbones, we can get you ready for implant surgery with a bone graft. The procedure involves taking donor tissue and grafting it to the deficient areas of your jawbone. Your jaw will absorb this new bone tissue and integrate into itself, resulting in a strong and healthy jawbone.
Jawbone deterioration used to be a sure way to disqualify patients from receiving implants. Now, thanks to this convenient procedure, Dr. Kovacevic can help you become a candidate once again.
Soft Tissue Augmentation
Soft tissue augmentation is very similar to bone grafting, except it treats your gums instead of your jawbone. Just as with bone grafting, we’ll take healthy gum tissue from a donor and graft it to the receded areas of your gums. As your gums heal, they’ll absorb the new tissue to restore your oral health and prepare you for implants.