My dentist tells me I don’t have enough bone for dental implants, what are my options?

Q.
Hello Doctor. 

I had my 4 front teeth extracted 30 years ago, and I now want dental implants. I do not have sufficient bone in that area. Do I have to have bone taken from my jaw or other parts of my body, or is there a bone substitute that could be used. I know that impants can be costly, but my confidence has taken a beating with having to wear a denture first and then a fixed brace, which envolved stripping my 2 canines to use as the anchor teeth. I am female and in my early 50,s. I would really appreciate your reply and thank you for your time. 

A.
Hi

It is very difficult to answer because you may still be able to have implants with bone grafting at the same time. If you required a great deal of bone, and synthetic bone could not be used, then you would require bone from your jaw. A CT scan would be helpful. If you are in my area the please feel free to phone in for a consultation. hope this helps. 

Dr Kalpesh Bohara The Dental Suite 27 Park Road, Loughborough, LE11 2ED Web: www.dental-suite.co.uk  Tel: 01509 231144 3 Rutland Street, Leicester City Centre, LE1 1RBTel: 0116 312 0054 View My Profile Dr Bohara

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