Bone Grafting
Advancements in Dental Bone Grafting: Enhancing Oral Health and Functionality
What Is Bone Grafting?
The unsung hero of a beautiful smile lies beneath the surface: a strong, healthy jawbone. Unfortunately, when teeth are lost, the jawbone begins to weaken and shrink, impacting both appearance and future restoration options.
At Astoria Dental Group in Queens, NY, our expert team can rebuild your smile from the foundation up—starting with advanced bone grafting procedures.
A dental bone graft is an oral surgery procedure used to restore volume and density in areas of the jaw affected by bone loss. This loss often follows the extraction or loss of a tooth. The graft material—sourced from your own body or a tissue bank—acts as a scaffold to stimulate your body’s natural bone regeneration process.
Bone grafting is commonly used immediately after tooth extraction to preserve the socket, encourage healing, and prevent further deterioration of the jawbone.
Who Needs a Bone Graft?
Bone grafting is essential for many patients seeking dental implants, but it has broader applications as well. Drs. Clifford Degel and Carmen Every-Degel often recommend a bone graft at the time of tooth removal to stabilize the area and prepare it for future treatment.
This proactive step helps prevent further bone loss, maintains jaw health, and improves your ability to receive a future implant or even a traditional denture. Bone grafts may also be recommended to repair damage from gum disease or congenital issues.
Restore the Foundation of Your Smile
- Avoid Additional Tooth Loss: Bone loss in one area can destabilize nearby teeth. Grafting helps preserve bone, protecting the integrity of your surrounding smile.
- Create a Solid Footing for Implants: Dental implants require healthy bone for long-term success. Bone grafting makes implants possible for many patients and prevents future bone deterioration.
- Avoid Further Bone Loss: Grafts stimulate your body’s natural ability to generate new bone, filling gaps and restoring the jaw’s strength and structure.
- Maintain Facial Features: Bone grafting prevents sunken facial features caused by jawbone shrinkage and can restore the facial contours lost to bone resorption or congenital issues.
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With over 35 years of experience helping patients maintain, restore, and revitalize their smiles, Dr. Clifford Degel is considered a top dentist in Queens. Dr. Degel is known for exquisite cosmetic and restorative dentistry work at his state-of-the-art, full service practice, Astoria Dental Group.
Born and raised in New York, Dr. Degel loves the area and the people. He is passionate about his chosen career, particularly the role he is able to play in the well-being of his patients. Using advanced Implant techniques as well as cosmetic dentistry, Dr. Degel has been instrumental in changing the lives of his patients, restoring severely compromised smiles to full function and aesthetic beauty. That is why he is called the Smile Dr.
Dr. Carmen Every-Degel is a renowned dentist and vital member of the team at Astoria Dental Group. Experienced in all aspects of the dental arts, she specializes in advanced cosmetic dentistry. Drawing on her personal and professional experience, she understands the impact quality dental treatments can have on overall confidence and well-being. Dr. Every-Degel enjoys helping patients in Queens achieve stunning smiles.
Lay the Foundation for a Beautiful Smile
Since 1991, Drs. Degel and Every-Degel have been trusted providers of advanced dental care in Queens, Long Island, and the greater New York City area. Astoria Dental Group offers:
- State-of-the-art technology
- Professional, confident, and friendly care
- Decades of combined experience in restorative and surgical dentistry
Using digital X-rays and advanced diagnostics, we will evaluate your bone structure and walk you through your options. Our goal is to keep you fully informed so you can make confident decisions about your care.
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Getting Here
Located in Queens, NY, we’re two blocks from the N/W Broadway station and walking distance from R/M Steinway St station.
You can also take the Q102 or Q104 bus. Our office is right near the Broadway stops.
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Insurance Coverage
- Benefits are determined by each individual’s insurance, not the dental practice.
- Insurance companies will typically cover up to 50 percent of the total cost, but rarely more.
- Some more extensive procedures and treatments may require a longer authorization from your insurance carrier.
