Leesal,

<<The oral surgeon said that there was hardly any bone there and that it was likely absorbed by the body or lost when the old surgeon went in to drill it down and get rid of infection.>>

THE GRAFT WAS LIKELY REMOVED WHEN THE SURGICAL AREA BECAME VERY INFECTED AND THAT DENTIST SCRAPED THE BONE.

<<He said he would speak with my general dentist suggesting to me that I should look at more of a permanent partial. >>

THIS MAY BE THE ONLY OPTION YOU REALLY HAVE BECAUSE THERE IS NOT ENOUGH EXISTING JAW BONE TO HOLD A BONE GRAFT OR DENTAL IMPLANTS.

<< The one thing I didn't understand was why where the tooth was extracted bone didn't grow? Perhaps it was because of the infection being present would be my guess.>>

THAT EXTRACTED TOOTH WAS ALSO INFECTED AND HAD INFECTED THE BONE. SO IT WAS LIKELY THAT YOU ALREADY HAD BONE LOSS FROM THAT INFECTION AND THE TOOTH REMOVAL CAUSED FURTHER RECESSION OF THE BONE. THE IMMUNE SYSTEM WILL NOT ENCOURAGE THE GROWTH OF NEW CELLS TO GROW BONE IN AREAS OF BONE THAT ARE NOT HEALTHY.

<< Now that infection is gone, do you think it's possible to redo bone grafting where the tooth was extracted for the possibility of bone grafting success?>>

DUE TO THE SEVERITY AND PROLIFERATION OF YOUR BONE INFECTION, IT WOULD BE A SLIM CHANCE THAT A BONE GRAFT WOULD BE EFFECTIVE IN THAT #30 SITE. DID YOU ASK THE ORAL SURGEON ABOUT THAT AREA?

Bryanna