| A letter on coronavirus awareness from Cameo Dental Specialists |
Bone Grafting
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| • | Autogenous graft. An autogenous graft is one that uses your bone material. The bone is considered to be living. As such, the graft material can promote new bone growth. Because it is your bone, there is no risk of infection or rejection. |
| • | Allogenic graft. An allogenic bone graft uses bone material from a donor. The bone is not living. It is just used to fill the void left behind by bone loss. Your bone grows around it. |
| • | Xenogenic graft. A xenogenic bone graft uses bone material from another species. The bone material is processed at extremely high temperatures, which reduces the risk of infection and rejection. |
| • | Synthetic materials. In some cases, we may choose to use a synthetic bone graft material to fill the spaces created by resorption. There are a few different types of synthetic graft materials such as demineralized bone matrix and bone morphogenic proteins. |
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Call Cameo Dental Specialists today to schedule an appointment at one of our locations in Chicago, Berwyn, River Forest and La Grange, IL. |
7603 West North Avenue River Forest, Illinois 60305 708-456-7787 3116 Oak Park Avenue Berwyn, Illinois 60402 708-484-9011 475 West 55th Street, Suite 208 La Grange, Illinois 60525 708-579-0488 910 W. Van Buren Suite 600 Chicago, Illinois 60607 312-201-4141 
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Tooth loss brings about many changes in your mouth. One of the most obvious changes is that your smile is affected. Simple tasks, such as eating and speaking can become a challenge. These issues only get worse the more teeth you lose. Something else happens that you can’t see, at least not right away. When you lose your teeth, your jawbone begins to resorb, or weaken. This causes several things to happen. Your jawbone changes shape. Your remaining teeth shift from their natural positions, throwing off your bite. Your lips and cheeks sink in, and your skin begins to sag. Wrinkles form around your lips and eyes. Suddenly you look 20 years older, almost overnight. 
