When you lose teeth, and do not replace them, the jawbone deteriorates where
the tooth socket once was. This makes it difficult, and in some instances
impossible to get dental implants or dentures later on. You may have not had
the financial means at the time of the extraction for restorative surgery,
but you may have the money now. The good news is that we can perform a
process called ridge augmentation to restore the bone structure that is
needed for restorative procedures such as dental implants. The process
involves lifting the gum from the ridge to expose the defected area of the
bone. Then the dentist uses a bone like substance to fill the defected
areas. The ridge augmentation greatly improves the appearance of the mouth
and increases the chances for success with the implants. With ridge
augmentation, your implants will last for years.