Aumento de cresta
¿Qué es un aumento de cresta??
A aumento de cresta is a common dental procedure often performed following a extracción dental. This procedure helps recreate the natural contour of the gums and jaw that may have been lost due to bone loss from a tooth extraction, o por otra razón.
La cresta alveolar de la mandíbula es el hueso que rodea las raíces de los dientes.. When a tooth is removed an empty socket is left in the alveolar ridge bone. Por lo general, esta cavidad vacía sanará por sí sola., relleno de hueso y tejido. Sometimes when a tooth is removed the bone surrounding the socket breaks and is unable to heal on its own. La altura y el ancho anteriores del zócalo seguirán deteriorándose.
Rebuilding the original height and width of the alveolar ridge is not always medically necessary, but may be required for colocación de implantes dentales o con fines estéticos. Dental implants require bone to support their structure and a ridge augmentation can help rebuild this bone to accommodate the implant.
¿Cómo se logra un aumento de cresta??
Un aumento de cresta se logra colocando material de injerto óseo en la cavidad del diente. It is often done immediately after the tooth is removed to avoid the need for a second procedure later. Próximo, el tejido de la encía se coloca sobre el alvéolo y se asegura con suturas. Nuestros doctores may choose to use a space-maintaining product over the top of the graft to facilitate new bone growth. Una vez que el alvéolo haya sanado, la cresta alveolar se puede preparar para la colocación de implantes dentales.
A ridge augmentation procedure is typically performed in our doctor’s office under local anesthesia. Some patients may also request sedative medication.
