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Regenerative Therapy
Rebuilding what disease and time have taken away.
Regenerative Therapy · The Practice SFThe Approach
Considered care, explained plainly.
Periodontal disease, trauma and tooth loss can leave the jaw without the bone and tissue needed to support teeth or implants. Regenerative therapy uses advanced grafting techniques to encourage your body to rebuild what has been lost.
These reconstructive procedures can reverse some of the damage of periodontal disease, correct jaw deficiencies, and prepare the way for successful implant treatment where it once would not have been possible.
Each regenerative plan is tailored to your anatomy and your goals, and carried out with the precision that years of surgical and teaching experience bring.
What This Includes
Every treatment, tailored to you.
- Socket preservation & bone grafting
- Protecting the bone at the moment a tooth is lost, and rebuilding it where it has already receded, to keep the site ready for an implant.
- Guided tissue regeneration
- Membrane techniques that direct the body's own healing to regenerate bone and attachment around teeth.
- Sinus augmentation
- Gentle grafting of the sinus floor to allow implant placement in the back of the upper jaw.
- Alveolar ridge augmentation
- Correcting the indentation tooth loss leaves in the gums and jawbone, restoring natural contours so replacement teeth look right and implants sit in the ideal position.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions we are often asked.
A few of the questions patients bring us most often about regenerative therapy. Anything else, and your appointment is the place to ask — we will take all the time you need.
What is bone grafting, and why might I need it?
Bone grafting rebuilds bone that periodontal disease, injury or a lost tooth has taken away. It restores support around natural teeth and creates the stable foundation a dental implant needs in order to last.
Where does the grafting material come from?
There are several options — your own bone, carefully screened and processed donor tissue, or synthetic material. Each has its place, and we explain which we recommend for your case and why before treatment begins.
How long before the area is ready for an implant?
Bone needs time to mature, commonly a few months depending on how much was rebuilt. We confirm with imaging that the site is ready before an implant is placed.
Ready to take the first step?
Call us at (415) 664-4532, or request an appointment and we will be in touch shortly.