A dental bone graft is a procedure performed to increase the amount of bone in a part of the jaw where bone has been lost or where additional support is needed. Bone may be taken from elsewhere in the ...

In general, bone spicules are bony spurs or ledges that occur along the edges or on top of bones. Bone spurs may grow following bone damage, or after bone loss like that caused by osteoarthritis. Bone ...

Current strategies for jaw reconstruction require multiple procedures, first to repair the bone defect to offer sufficient support, and then to place the tooth implant. The entire procedure can be ...

Although permanent teeth were meant to last a lifetime, there are a number of reasons why tooth extraction may be needed. A very common reason involves a tooth that is too badly damaged, from trauma ...

Tooth-related factors are linked to periodontal disease but systemic factors aren't, according to research presented at the recent American Association of Dental Research (AADR) meeting in Fort ...