We often talk about having a bone graft or graftless solutions on our dental implant treatments but what is exactly a bone graft and why should you have it?
A bone graft is a surgical procedure to place new bone into missing spaces. Bone grafting is commonly used to prevent bone loss due to the absence of tooth roots. This procedure sometimes uses your own bone or a replacement that can be with an artificial, synthetic, or natural substitute.
Different Bone Grafting Scenarios
Bone Graft Mexico Costs can vary depending on a couple of factors. The main factors contributing to pricing include the type of Bone Graft used, amount of Bone Graft needed, size of defect or bone loss, risk or difficulty of the case, hospitalization, medication, the anesthesiologist could also be necessary in cases like autonomous Grafts that are taken from the hip bone.
If you have a single tooth extracted and ridge preservation the cost would be minimal. In all different scenarios, our prices are more affordable than U.S. or Canada by around 60-80%. Allografts and Xenografts usually cost less due to the simpler surgical procedure. Growth factor enhanced Grafts also have a minimal additional cost and dental specialists recommend it for bone grafting procedures.
Ridge Preservation is a Bone Grafting technique for post-extractions. Like the name itself states it preserves the ridge of your jaw bone after tooth extraction so you can get an implant or avoid bone loss. Ridge preservation is highly recommendable for any patient after any extraction especially if they are thinking of getting an implant in the future.
1-3 teeths 1 cc average Cost $300 USD
3-8 teeths 4 cc average Cost $900 USD
8-28 teeths 5-10 cc average Cost $1,500 USD
* Does not include reabsorbabel membrane.
Block Grafts usually come from the chin or lower molars, consist in donating bone from one area to desired area in your mouth. Patients that need a quadrant or are more rehabilitated might require a bone graft because of the large size bone defects.
Small defect block Graft $600 USD
Medium defect block Graft $1,200 USD
Large defect multiple areas block Grafts $3,000 USD
* Includes crews and bone grafting material, does not include anesthesiologist in case of sedation.
In many cases, when your dental Ridge is too thin and needs to be increased in width, Ridge expansion is a common procedure. Consists of using expansion dental burs to split apart your bone so an Implant can be placed. Bone grafting particles are usually necessary to fill any small defects present.
Cost included in Bone Graft Mexico or Implant placement
* Does not include Implants or other Bone Grafting Techniques, usually ridge splitting involves an implant and bone particles.
Ridge augmentation consists of placing Bone Graft material over the ridge to gain width and length for Dental Implants. A thin absorbable membrane covers the ridge with bone graft particles, to help contain the graft particles.
Small defect Ridge augmentation $600 USD
Medium defect Ridge augmentation $1,200 USD
Large defect Ridge augmentation $2,000 USD
* Does not include anesthesiologist in case of sedation.
The Crestal Approach for Sinus Lifts is a conservative way to increase bone height in dental Implant site, with the same hole that you are going to place the Implant in the Sinus lift procedure is performed. Usually better for smaller cases of one tooth being replaced with a Dental Implant.
*Average cost prices includes up to 3 CC of Bone Graft particles. 80% of treatments preformed fall under this pricing, could vary in some cases.
Sinus Lift thru a lateral window is very common for medium to large sinus lift cases, the lateral window is open, Bone Graft is placed usually anywhere from 2-12 CC of Bone Graft a membrane is placed over the window opened and your gums are stitched back together.
* Includes up to 5 CC of Bone Graft and membrane.
There are many benefits to getting your Bone Graft in Mexico apart from savings thousands of dollars
Bone Graft in Mexico procedures tends to be around 40-70% cheaper compared to U.S. or Canada Prices. Come to Cancun Dental Specialists for your dental vacations.
There are 4 classifications for Bone Grafting procedures: Autografts, Allografts, XenoGrafts and Alloplast.
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Post-Op Instructions After The Procedure In Cancun
Contact Cancun Dental Specialists If you feel any of the following: excessive pain, bleeding, fever, swelling, reaction to medication like rash, breathing problems, or itching.
We are strong believers that the success of a Dental Treatment is a 50%/50% commitment between our patient and the clinic. Please follow these instructions carefully and any other instructions indicated by our specialists.
The average cost of a Reabsorbable Membrane is $100 USD for a 1.5 x 1.5 cm area and $250 USD for a 3 x 4 cm area.
GBR (Guided Bone Regeneration) with the bioresorbable membrane is commonly used at our practice because of its biocompatibility, total reabsorption meaning fewer appointments, and being able to meet the short times grames needed for dental tourism, it is also easy to cut, adapt, contour to the desired area the wants to be regenerated. It is resistant to bacterial attachment and colonization and has a reabsorption time compatible with form formation timeframes.
Guided Grafting is mainly used for dental implants with the membranes we are able to protect, guide, better your bone graft procedure.
We use the Bicon System of Short Implants in order to take advantage of minimal bone levels and avoid vital structures such as the sinus or mental foramen, which usually require multiple visits.
Zygomatic Implants are Implants that are much longer in length than conventional Implants (40 mm – 50 mm), and are placed in the dense Zygoma bone or otherwise known as the cheekbone.
The All on 4 Technique is great for edentoulus patients or patients that need all their teeth extracted, This technique can avoid extensive bone grafting in Many cases.
Sometimes teeth can be preserved with Root Canals, Restorations, and other procedures. Preserving your teeth is one of the best ways to avoid bone grafting completely, ask our specialists if the prognosis of saving your teeth is a variable option for your treatment.