Regeneración ósea: cómo conseguir un hueso natural
Written by:The doctor. Maté is a specialist in implantology, expert in biomaterials and leader of a chair of bone regeneration and biomaterials. His career focuses on the development of new techniques in dental aesthetics, implantology and prosthetics. In this article he talks about bone regeneration, a procedure with which he tries to get a natural bone for the patient.
Bone regeneration encompasses all those procedures in which bone tissue similar to natural bone is sought. For this the specialist in Dentistry is helped by different surgical techniques and bone graft materials, which will allow in situations of bone atrophy or bone shortage to obtain a regenerated area where it can be rehabilitated with dental implants.
The purpose is to obtain a bone that is closest to the patient's natural bone, allowing it to work on it more specifically.
When bone regeneration is resorted to
This procedure is focused on patients who present complex situations of bone failure, as well as concrete situations where it is necessary to correct problems around implants. Patients in whom implant can not be placed directly or because the anatomy of the bone does not allow them to be placed in a satisfactory manner and in appropriate positions.
Patients able to undergo bone regeneration
The specific assessment of each patient is of vital importance to obtain high success rates in bone regeneration procedures, a correct diagnosis and the planning of the specific case allow to achieve optimal results. It is necessary to know the general state of health of the patient, as well as specific medications that may influence the response of the bone to these specific surgical treatments.
Risks to the patient
With the advance of bone regeneration and bone grafting materials, both postoperative discomfort and the risks inherent to surgery for patients have been controlled and minimized.. In the case of the use of commercial graft biomaterials, the risk for the patient is summarized in the appropriate surgical technique, correcting previous infectious problems and managing the technique well will allow obtaining adequate results with minimum risks. In the cases in which the patient's own bone is used, there are additional complications derived from the graft procurement site, that is, two surgical areas in the same operation.. Therefore a correct diagnosis, planning and a well-trained surgeon in the technical domain will help to minimize the risks.
Advantages of bone regeneration
In the upper arch, alternatives to regeneration techniques pass through implants in non-maxillary bone, such as zygomatic. And in the lower arch, rehabilitation techniques with few implants that do not allow prostheses to be totally implant-supported (fixed), so the advantages of regeneration are mainly being able to place implants in more natural and comfortable positions to achieve functional and aesthetic prosthetic rehabilitation optimum
