Step One
Evaluation & Planning
Dr. Gleave examines your jaw to identify recessed areas and determines whether grafting should happen before or during implant placement.
Recapture A Strong, Youthful Jawline
Your jawbone is the foundation of your smile. If one isn't healthy the other one won't be either. When you lose teeth, you also start to lose jawbone mass. Your face can take on an unhealthy, sunken, and even prematurely aged look as a result. Protect your teeth and jaws by brushing and flossing as directed. If your jawbone begins to recede, count on Dr. Rod Gleave to rebuild and strengthen it with bone grafting in Salt Lake City, UT. With 30 years in practice, extensive training from renowned institutions including the Las Vegas Institute and Misch Implant Institute, and 2,500 dental implant placements to his credit, he knows best how to repair and prepare a jawbone for dental implants!
What Is Bone Grafting?
Bone grafting is an innovative technique Dr. Rod Gleave uses to regrow and replace jawbone in areas where it has receded. A small portion of bone material from a donor source or an artificial substitute is placed in the recessed areas, where it gradually grows together with the existing healthy bone, restoring its volume, strength, and appearance. After that, your jawbone should be able to support dental implants that replace your lost teeth with durable artificial ones. Dr. Gleave can perform bone grafting before implant placement or pack the bone material around the implants as he places them. With 30 years in practice, extensive training from renowned institutions including the Las Vegas Institute and Misch Implant Institute, and 2,500 dental implant placements to his credit, he knows best how to repair and prepare a jawbone for dental implants.
Signs You May Need Bone Grafting
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Missing Teeth: When you lose teeth, you also start to lose jawbone mass. Grafting stops the cycle and rebuilds your smile's foundation.
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Sunken Facial Look: An unhealthy, sunken, or prematurely aged look in your face can signal jawbone recession that grafting can reverse.
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Not Enough Bone for Implants: If you've been told your jaw can't support implants, bone grafting can repair and prepare it so implants become possible.
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Upper Jaw Bone Loss: When upper jawbone deteriorates, the sinus floor above it can collapse. A sinus lift gently raises it and rebuilds support with graft material.
Your Journey With Us
The Bone Grafting Process
From your first visit to the final result, here's exactly what to expect, calm, clear, and never rushed.
Schedule a Consultation Step Two
Comfortable Sedation
You'll stay relaxed and pain-free throughout the entire procedure with sedation options including oral sedation, nitrous oxide, and IV sedation.
Step Three
Graft Placement
Dr. Gleave places bone material from a donor source or an artificial substitute into the recessed areas of your jaw.
Step Four
Healing & Integration
The graft material gradually grows together with your existing healthy bone, restoring its volume, strength, and appearance.
Step Five
Implant Restoration
Once your jawbone can support them, dental implants replace your lost teeth with durable artificial ones.
The Benefits of Bone Grafting
Youthful Appearance
Restoring lost bone volume reverses the sunken, prematurely aged look that follows tooth and jawbone loss, so you look like you again.
Implant-Ready Jaw
Grafting rebuilds the volume and strength your jawbone needs to securely support dental implants.
Eat Comfortably Again
With your jaw and teeth restored, you'll be able to eat a satisfying variety of foods again.
Confident Smiling
A rebuilt, healthy smile foundation lets you smile confidently and regain a more youthful, healthful appearance.
Natural, Biologic Healing
Techniques like BMP and plasma-rich growth factors (PrGF) harness the natural healing power of your own body to help new bone form.
See Why Patients Trust Us
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Dr. Gleave's continuous education and technology made all the difference with my fixed dental implants.
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Why You'll Love Bone Grafting at Rod Gleave, DMD
We go above and beyond to make bone grafting feel calm and effortless, pairing the latest technology with a gentle, unhurried approach designed entirely around you.
Here are just a few reasons our patients love us:
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Elite Implant Training: Dr. Rod Gleave has 30 years in practice and extensive training from renowned institutions including the Las Vegas Institute and the Misch Implant Institute.
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2,500+ Implants Placed: With more than 2,500 dental implant placements to his credit, Dr. Gleave knows best how to repair and prepare a jawbone for dental implants.
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Full Range of Grafting Treatments: From ridge augmentation to sinus lifts, BMP, and plasma-rich growth factors, Dr. Gleave selects the technique that fits your jaw and goals.
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Sedation for Total Comfort: Oral sedation, nitrous oxide, and IV sedation options keep you relaxed and pain-free throughout the entire procedure.
Book an Appointment
Schedule Your Bone Grafting Consultation
Ready to transform your smile? Request your bone grafting appointment in Salt Lake City, UT, and our team will reach out to confirm a time that works for you, no pressure, just a warm, honest conversation about your goals.
Prefer to talk? Call us at (801) 262-0744
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Check out these frequently asked questions, or contact us to speak with our team.
What is ridge augmentation?
With tooth and jawbone loss, your jawline, and your face overall, can lose its characteristic appearance. With ridge augmentation, Dr. Gleave rebuilds and reshapes your jawline using bone graft material, letting you reclaim the distinctive facial esthetics you saw in the mirror before you lost teeth and bone.
What is a sinus lift and when is it needed?
Your upper jawbone supports your sinus cavities in addition to your teeth. If that bone deteriorates, the sinus floor can collapse. During a sinus lift, Dr. Gleave gently raises the sinus floor and places bone graft material below it to create support and restore the bone.
What are BMP and PrGF treatments?
Bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) stimulates your body to create bone cells, helping new bone form and existing bone heal. With plasma-rich growth factors (PrGF), Dr. Gleave spins a sample of your blood in a centrifuge to isolate natural growth factors, then places them at the site, where they form a protective layer, similar to a scab, and promote tissue regrowth.
Will bone grafting hurt?
Dr. Gleave will keep you relaxed and pain-free throughout the entire procedure with sedation dentistry options including oral sedation, nitrous oxide, and IV sedation.
How do I find out if I need bone grafting in Salt Lake City, UT?
If your jawbone has begun to recede or you've been told you lack the bone for implants, call (801) 262-0744 to schedule an evaluation with Dr. Gleave in Salt Lake City, UT.