Rebuilding your smile with advanced oral surgery techniques
Advanced Dental distinguishes itself from other dentists’ offices in Aliso Viejo, California, and beyond with an array of oral surgery capabilities and treatments. Led by Dr. Chitra Tiruveedula and board-certified periodontist Dr. Joseph C. Yang, our team stays true to its name with ongoing investments in the technologies and training to support precise, predictable, and safe implant and related surgical procedures, such as ridge augmentation.
The problem: Bone loss
When a tooth is lost, it also hastens the destructive process of bone loss. Here’s why … the bone in your jaw remains strong, healthy, and dense to the force generated by essential functions. These functions include using the teeth to chew or grind food into manageable pieces. The force is then transferred through the roots of the teeth to the jawbone. This process further encourages the osteoblast cells to build more bone tissue.
However, when a tooth is lost due to progressive decay, gum disease, injury, or other trauma, the bone no longer benefits from the force generated by eating and other basic behaviors. When there are no roots to transfer the force from the teeth to the jaw, the bone gradually shrinks or is resorbed. Many aesthetic and functional complications arise as a result of destructive bone resorption. Additionally, bone loss can present challenges to benefiting from the “best” in modern tooth replacement: dental implants.
Fortunately, due to our array of complete and sophisticated oral surgery capabilities, we can address bone loss with tailored and precision treatment.
The solution: Bone grafting
The term “grafting” refers to materials taken from the patient’s body or an external or donor source, which are then transferred to a part of the body that could use the augmentation or build-up of the deteriorated tissue. In addition to reconstructing or regenerating bone due to tooth loss, our doctors can also build up tissue that has been eroded due to periodontitis or gum disease. Here again, you benefit from the considerable expertise of our onsite specialist in periodontics, Dr. Yang.
As indicated, a bone graft/donor tissue or material may be used to restore or preserve the bony ridge in the jaw that surrounds the tooth roots and as a means of “preparing” the jaw for dental implant placement. Without this additional surgical intervention, patients whose ridges have sustained tissue loss would not be good candidates for standard implants. And implant-supported prosthetic teeth are widely considered a leading way to replace teeth because they mimic the design of natural teeth. The implant itself replaces the tooth root. No other prosthetic, be it conventional bridges or dentures, accounts for and replaces the roots that stabilize the teeth.
However, an adequate amount of jawbone must be present to provide a foundation for the implant and the restoration (crown, bridge, or denture) that is later attached to it. Insufficient bone does not promote healthy osseointegration or the healing and joining of the implant to the bone after it has been surgically positioned in the jaw. Simply put, if the jaw cannot support the implant, the implant cannot support the replacement tooth.
Contact Advanced Dental today to find out more!
There are many ridge augmentation or preservation techniques and complementary procedures that predictably and safely regenerate lost bone. So, you, too, can benefit from all that modern restorative dentistry offers. Enjoy your favorite foods again, effortlessly. Smile proudly. Speak confidently and clearly. Call (949) 289-9993 to schedule a consultation at our office in Aliso Viejo, CA, and get one big step closer to transforming your smile and life.
Dr. Chitra Tiruveedula
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Dr. Chitra Tiruveedula has been practicing dentistry for over 20 years. After advanced training at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, she relocated to Orange County, CA in 2015. Dr. Chitra is a member of the American Dental Association and California Dental Association. Committed to continuous education, she provides top-quality dental services using the latest advancements.
Dr. Joseph C. Yang
Dr. Joseph C. Yang has over 30 years of dental practice experience. He earned his B.S. from Washington University in St. Louis, MO, and his D.D.S. from the University of Illinois, Chicago. He then had a distinguished 30-year career as a U.S. Naval Dental Officer, including a residency in Periodontology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Dr. Yang is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and a member of the American Dental Association and American Academy of Periodontology. As a board-certified Periodontist, he has performed thousands of successful periodontal and implant procedures. He is also a renowned lecturer and trainer in the latest implant and periodontal techniques worldwide.