Six months after bone grafting. Note, the fullness of the bone and gums where the teeth are missing. This is the goal of dental bone grafting. Building new, healthy bone volume gives us the opportunity to place implants for many patients who, otherwise could not have them. Most bone grafts require six months of healing. It takes approximately six months for human bone cells to convert bone graft material to the patient's own bone. The Dental Implant Center doctors use two different techniques (ridge expansion and ridge splitting) to avoid bone grafts whenever possible. When these techniques won't work, bone grafting is the solution.
