In theory, any patient who has had a tooth extraction (with Miltex dental instruments, Physics Forceps, or from any another manufacturer like A-Titan, Dental USA, etc.) in their life could be setting the stage for future bone loss complications that often only becomes a concern to a patient later in life. In general, a socket graft is perhaps one of the simplest bone grafting treatments for a dentist to perform following an atraumatic extraction, but they are often not performed due to the cost generally being an out-of-pocket expense for the patient (i.e., not covered by insurance).

In this article, we would like to discuss why bone grafting is recommended following most tooth extractions, the benefits and the various different types of bone grafting materials available on the market today. As taught in dental implant courses, many implant doctors currently use the Physics Forceps to preserve bone for tooth implants. Bone grafting goes hand and hand with tooth extractions performed with any dental instrument and therefore, we have recently researched many bone grafting materials.

In general, socket grafts are perhaps one of the simplest bone graft treatments that researchers recommend for common and seemingly simple adult tooth extractions. Based on the most recent research, it shows that untreated tooth extractions will initiate bone loss in the immediate tooth extraction site, as well as threaten adjacent bone supporting other nearby teeth (i.e., can cause complications for other teeth).

Many reconstructive dentists that have practices that are focused on a variety of tooth replacement technologies, such as tooth implants, will typically have a larger variety of hard tissue (bone) augmentation products that can successfully treat individual areas or larger expanses of a jawbone arch.

The most common use of bone grafting is in the application of tooth implants, in order to restore the edentulous area of a missing tooth that was extracted atraumatically with the Physics Forceps. Tooth implants require bones underneath for support and to have the tooth implant integrate properly into the patient's mouth. Patients who have been edentulous (without teeth) for a prolonged period may not have enough bone left in the necessary locations to support the tooth implant. Preservation of bone is key to tooth implant doctors, which is why the Physics Forceps atraumatic extraction procedure is taught today in many dental implant courses, as well as utilized in tooth implant doctor's practices.

The main types of bone grafting materials are as follows:

• Autogenous Bone: Provided by the patient – a self donated graft. The graft can be harvested from the lower jaw, illiac crest, calvarium (skull), rib and tibia. Many doctors view autogenous grafts as the "gold standard" of grafting, but it involves an additional surgical site that if often not preferred by a patient.
• Allograft Products: Bone products that are derived from humans and provided in the form of demineralized freeze dried bone, irradiated bone, freeze dried bone matrix, human bone ash or fresh frozen bone. When combined with Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) these materials can serve as a great graft material for sinus lifts and ridge-splitting techniques.
• Xenografts: These are derived from non-human (e.g., cow) species include bovine porcine and are readily available. Compounds for stimulating or accelerating tissue regeneration are often combined with grafting materials, but this will vary by distributors.
• Alloplasts: Artificial synthetic bone material that can be made of glass or ceramics. These are not used as often as other products we have outlined above.

Allograft products seem to be the most common and most desired for patients. Generally a patient would want a graft from their own body, but they do not want the extra surgical site, so they usually prefer allograft (human derived) versus xenografts (non-human) that may come from a cow, etc. One of the advantages of using a bone graft substitute instead of autogenous bone is that it eliminates the need to harvest the patient's own bone, thus potentially reducing the risk and pain associated with the harvest procedure.

Physics Forceps: Standard Series Set


The Standard Series Set includes the following instruments:

GMX 100R - Upper Right, teeth # 2 to 5
GMX 100L - Upper Left, Teeth # 12 to 15
GMX 100A - Upper Anterior, teeth # 6 to 11
GMX 200U - Universal Lower, teeth # 18 to 31

In addition to these instruments, the set includes 48 bumper guards and an instructional DVD.

We only sell direct, where the Physics Forceps are not available thru Miltex, Karl Schumacher, A-Titan, Patterson, Henry Schein, Dental USA etc.

Learn more and eliminate tooth extraction frustration forever at www.physicsforceps.com and by calling 1-877-987-2284. Atraumatic extractions have never been easier.

Golden Dental Solutions (formerly known as GoldenMisch).

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