Bone grafting surgery is a procedure where the missing or compromised bone of the jaw is replaced or improved using bone from other parts of the body or using artificial bone source. At Pandit Clinic, Pune, we prefer using a customized approach as each patient has different requirements. In short, depending on the amount of bone augmentation needed, patient’s allergic tendencies, medical status, the nature of bone graft needed can be decided.

For the planning of dental bone grafting surgery, many times a CT scan of your jaw will be done (CBCT – Cone Beam Computed Tomography). This will indicate the quantity and quality of bone available for dental implant placement. If there is insufficient bone available for placement and success of an implant, a bone grafting surgery can be planned to aid in dental implant placement. This procedure will help to improve the quantity of bone and hence the chances of success of dental implant increase significantly.

At Pandit Clinic, Pune, we have state-of-the-art equipment and a good team to make these surgeries more predictable. The latest addition to our clinic is a piezosurgical device which is considered to be the gold standard for these surgeries.

This device will causes minimal tissue damage to the surroundings and makes healing more predictable. This is a very useful device for difficult procedures such as maxillary direct sinus lift/ ridge split procedure, nerve lateralisation surgery etc.

As these surgeries require great surgical skills, these are best performed by a Maxillofacial surgeon.

Bone grafting may take several months to heal. It takes time for the transplanted bone to grow enough new bone to support the dental implant.

Dr Vikram Pandit bears in mind this long healing process and schedules the treatments accordingly. We also schedule regular follow up visits to ensure that the recovery is on track.