Hi DTown,
Did the surgeon tell you to leave the partial out for a short time or wear it as much as possible?
Depending on the individual case, sometimes the patient is instructed to leave the partial for several days so as not to disturb the surgical sites. Other times, it is best to put the partial in immediately after surgery to reduce the swelling and protect the surgical sites. It depends on how extensive the bone grafting was done and if the surgeon was able to get complete closure of the surgical sites.
The membrane that you mention is a piece of collagen tape or plug that is placed over the bone graft material to help hold it in place. The sutures are stitched through the gum tissue closing the collagen and graft materials inside of the surgical opening. The collagen material fairly quickly integrates with the bone graft material. Sometimes small pieces of the graft material will fall out of the surgical site for the first couple of days, this is normal. There is a lot of graft material in that hole, so losing a little of it is not a problem.
The front teeth may appear to have moved slightly ... this is probably due to the swelling and will go back to normal once that goes down.
Bryanna
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Originally Posted by DTown
Hi All,
I'm congenitally missing both lateral incisors and just got bone grafts in preparation for dental implants on Wednesday (6/13) and I'm not in any pain, I actually feel great. I had a few questions hopefully someone can answer them:
1. My gums are really swollen and I've not been able to wear my partial (with the two fake teeth attached), I'm wondering if I continue not to wear the retainer, will my teeth move? Also, will my gums go back to normal so that I can wear my retainer again… it’s not fun going to work with missing teeth?
2. I can see a little piece of the membrane poking out through the site of bone insertion, is that normal?
3. I looks as though my two front teeth have shifted slightly to the left, is this due to the bone graft, or even possible?
Thanks, I appreciate any information!
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