SERVICES

• Treatment Methods
• Prophylaxis (Teeth Cleaning)
• Perioscopic Treatment
• Scaling and Root Planing
• Bite Therapy
• Gum Grafting
• Frenectomy
• Crown Lengthening
• Bone Grafting
  • Overview
  • Socket Preservation
  • Ridge Augmentation
• Osseous Surgery
• Dental Implants
• Guided Bone and Tissue Regeneration
• Sinus Augmentation
• Cosmetic Periodontal Surgery
• Oral Cancer Exam

Guided Bone and Tissue Regeneration

When the bone is misshaped and damaged by the inflammatory process of periodontal disease, bone and gum surgery called osseous surgery can prove beneficial, as described in a previous section of this website. Restoring a portion of the lost bone around a tooth may be essential to helping retain the tooth and have it function effectively. Bone repair around teeth is complicated by the constant presence of bacteria and by our own skins cells which attempt to seal any injured site and interfere with bone repair processes. Strategies to overcome those obstacles include using barriers to bacteria and skin cells and proteins to stimulate more rapid bone replacement. These strategies, called guided tissue regeneration, are constantly being improved. Drs. McDevitt, Jacquot, and Izarra find this to be another reason to stay so current with their continuing education. If there is a site(s) where bone recovery would be valuable and appropriate your doctor will describe and discuss with you the exact process most suitable to your situation. The surgery itself is most often part of osseous surgery to improve the status of the periodontium around all the teeth in the section to be treated.