Bone Grafting

When Bone Is Lost, It Can Be Rebuilt

Lede: The bone that once held a tooth in place starts to shrink soon after it’s gone. Bone grafting rebuilds that ridge, often at the same visit as an extraction, so the site stays ready whenever you’re ready for an implant.

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Dr. Edward Shamieh, DDS

Fourteen years in practice, now focused on implant surgery, prosthetics, complex extractions and selected sedation cases.

Mission: Dental Implants focuses on the surgical and prosthetic treatment of missing and failing teeth. Extraction treatment is planned with the next step in mind, whether that means healing without replacement, a denture, an implant or another appropriate restorative option.

  • Fourteen years in practice as a licensed dentist.
  • Focused on implant surgery, prosthetics, complex extractions and selected sedation cases.
  • Digital scanning and digitally planned prosthetic treatment.
  • Sedation options available for appropriate cases.
  • Accepts referrals from dentists throughout the Kansas City metro and surrounding areas.
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The short version

Bone Doesn’t Wait For You To Decide

Once a tooth is gone, the jawbone that supported it starts to resorb, often losing a meaningful amount of width and height within the first year. That’s not a problem if a replacement is placed soon after, or if the site is grafted at the time of extraction. It becomes a bigger problem when a site sits untouched for months or years and the bone has already shrunk by the time someone is ready for an implant. Grafting is how we get ahead of that clock, either preserving what’s there right after an extraction, or rebuilding what’s already been lost before an implant goes in.

Our Dental Care Process

Bone Grafting Treatment Process

Four steps, whether the graft is preserving a fresh extraction site or rebuilding one that’s already changed.

1

Imaging and assessment

Digital imaging shows exactly how much bone is present, and where it’s needed.

2

Graft placement

Graft material is placed at a fresh extraction site, or at a site that’s already healed.

3

Healing period

The graft integrates with your existing bone over the following months.

4

Ready for the next step

Once healed, the site is ready for an implant, or simply preserved for whenever you are.

Two kinds of grafting

Preserving Bone VS. Rebuilding It

Which approach makes sense depends on timing, whether the tooth is coming out today, or whether it’s already been gone for a while.

  • Ridge preservation: placed the same visit as an extraction, before bone has a chance to shrink
  • Ridge augmentation: rebuilds bone that’s already been lost, done as its own procedure before an implant
  • Both start with imaging to confirm exactly how much bone is needed
  • Comfort options, including sedation for appropriate cases, are discussed at the consult
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Why Mission: Dental Implants

What’s Different About Getting This Done Here

  • One Doctor, Every Time: Dr. Shamieh plans and places every graft himself, not a rotating associate you meet for the first time on treatment day.
  • A deliberately narrow scope: Surgery and prosthetics only. That focus is what makes complex grafting cases routine rather than exceptional here.
  • Cost Discussed Before Treatment : You receive a written estimate before treatment is scheduled so you understand the expected cost in advance.
  • Digital Imaging Guides Every Graft: Exactly how much bone is needed, confirmed before treatment, not estimated by eye.
  • Coordination With Your Dentist: Coordinated with your general dentist throughout, then you return to their care once healing is underway.
For referring dentists

We handle the Bone Graft. Your Patient Returns To You.

When a general dentist refers a patient for ridge preservation or bone augmentation, that’s the full extent of what Mission: Dental Implants takes on. We keep your practice informed throughout and return the patient once the surgical phase is complete.

Defined Scope

Surgical grafting only. Routine care stays with your practice.

Case Updates

Notes and imaging sent back to you at each stage of treatment.

Complex Cases

Significant ridge deficiencies you’d rather not manage in house.

Digital Planning

Imaging and treatment planning done in house, start to finish.

Referral Information And Forms
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Common Questions

Bone Grafting Questions, Answered Plainly

The area is numbed with local anesthesia, with sedation available for appropriate cases. You should feel pressure, not sharp pain, during the procedure. Mild soreness for a few days afterward is normal.

Typically a few months before the site is ready to support an implant. The exact timeline depends on how much bone was grafted and where, we’ll give you specifics at the consult.

No. Not every extraction needs grafting. We’ll tell you plainly if your case doesn’t call for it, based on the tooth’s location and how the site is expected to heal.

Ridge augmentation can rebuild bone that’s already shrunk, done as its own procedure before an implant is placed. Digital imaging shows us exactly where you stand.

Coverage depends on your specific plan, eligibility and the reason for treatment. We verify before scheduling, so you know what applies before anything is booked.

Paying For Treatment

You Will Know The Cost Before We Begin

No surprise invoices. We go through the numbers at the consult, in writing, before anything is scheduled.

Self-Pay

A written treatment plan with the full cost broken out by stage, given to you at the consult. What we quote is what you pay

Membership plan

A monthly plan for patients without dental insurance, with tiers from routine maintenance up through implant and full-arch care.

KanCare & MO HealthNet

Mission: Dental Implants is an approved provider for Kansas Medicaid through KanCare/KMAP and Missouri Medicaid through MO HealthNet. Coverage varies by eligibility, plan and service and is verified before treatment.

Financing

Monthly payment plans through Cherry and Proceed Finance, with approval decisions in minutes for eligible patients.

Let's Find Out If Your Bone Is Ready Or How To Get It There

One consult, a digital scan and a written plan. You'll leave knowing exactly how much bone you have and what it means for your options.

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