Dental Bone Grafting

The cost of bone grafting surgery depends on the type of procedure and the material. On average, synthetic bone grafts cost between $300 and $800. A bone graft using bone from your body is significantly more expensive – closer to $3000. This is due to the need for anesthesia and surgery to obtain the bone. 

Other factors that may affect the overall cost include the initial examination, tooth extraction, and dental implants.

At ProSmile, we customize our bone grafting procedures to your needs. We take a team approach to serving you. Our surgeons collaborate with an in-house tech lab to allow us the ability to make bone grafting affordable. We also conduct advanced bone grafting procedures with full arch or “all-on-4” treatment plans.

Bone grafting may sound scary. However, our technique makes the procedure routine and predictable. Our technique determines comfort and success and is handled by advanced board-certified surgeons.

Recovery depends on the size of the bone graft as well as age, physical health, and several other factors. Typically, it can take anywhere between one week and three months to recover from bone graft surgery. However, the bone graft itself can take three months or longer to heal. 

Bone grafting can be major or minor surgery, depending on the procedure needed. Major bone grafting is usually performed to repair defects in the jaw. 

Minor bone grafting surgery is done when the patient doesn’t have enough bone structure to support an implant.

The two most common types of bone grafts are allograft and autograft. An allograft uses bone from another person, usually a deceased donor or a cadaver. An autograft uses a bone in your body, such as your hip, wrist, pelvis, or other parts of your jaw. 

Other bone graft materials include xenografts and alloplasts. Xenografts use bone from an animal–cow bone is common, and pig bone is also used. Alloplast is a type of graft that uses synthetic materials.

ProSmile offers various materials natural and synthetic – we have multiple types to fit your needs. Talk to us about what is right for you. 

Recovery following a bone graft involves caring for the graft while it heals. You should maintain a healthy oral care routine and choose what you eat carefully. If possible, you should try to chew on the opposite side of your mouth to give the bone graft time to heal. 

Following severe bone loss or an infection, it may not be possible to place dental implants at the same time as a tooth extraction. Bone grafting procedures offer the benefit of providing a solid bone foundation for the implant to rest on. However, bone grafts must heal for around 4 months before implant placement.