Advanced Bone Regeneration at Dr. Jay Lopez, DDS
Your Own Tooth.
Your Own Bone Graft.
A same-visit, chairside technique that transforms a tooth that has to come out into the ideal graft material to rebuild the site.
AUTOGENOUS DENTIN GRAFTING
The most biologically active graft is the one you already own.
When a tooth cannot be saved, most of what it is made of — dentin — is remarkably similar to the bone we want to grow back around it. Autogenous dentin grafting uses the KometaBio Smart Dentin Grinder to convert your own extracted tooth into a sterile, particulate graft material in a matter of minutes, all in one visit.
Instead of packing the socket with donor bone or a synthetic filler, we place a graft made entirely from you — right where the tooth used to be.
WHY USE YOUR OWN TOOTH
THREE REASONS DENTIN IS THE IDEAL GRAFT
Same Building Blocks as Bone
Dentin and bone are both made primarily of hydroxyapatite mineral wrapped around type-I collagen. Once ground and processed, dentin behaves like the surrounding bone.
Naturally Growth-Factor Rich
Dentin contains bone-morphogenetic proteins and other growth factors that actively signal your body to lay down new bone at the graft site.
Zero Immune Reaction
Because the material is 100% you, there is no rejection risk, no disease-transmission risk, and no animal or synthetic ingredient to react to.
HOW IT WORKS
FROM TOOTH TO GRAFT — IN ONE VISIT
Extract & Prepare
The tooth is removed as gently as possible, then cleaned of any fillings, crowns, decay, and soft tissue.
Grind & Sort
The Smart Dentin Grinder processes the tooth into particulate dentin at the 300–1200 ?m size shown by research to support new bone formation.
Rinse & Place
A brief cleanser and saline rinse yields a ready-to-place graft that is placed into the socket during the same appointment.
COMPARING YOUR OPTIONS
DENTIN GRAFT VS. THE ALTERNATIVES
| GRAFT TYPE | SOURCE | TRADE-OFFS |
|---|---|---|
| Autogenous dentin (your own tooth) | You — same visit | No rejection risk, no disease transmission, growth-factor rich, and no additional surgical site. |
| Autogenous bone | You — harvested from other areas of the mouth, which can lead to increased discomfort | Excellent biology, but adds another surgical site with its own healing time. |
| Allograft | Human donor (processed cadaver bone) | Widely used and safe, but relies on donor screening; no living cells or growth factors remain. |
| Xenograft | Bovine (cow) or porcine bone | Slow to remodel; some patients prefer to avoid animal-derived materials for personal or religious reasons. |
| Alloplast / Synthetic | Lab-manufactured minerals | Consistent supply, but purely a scaffold with no biologic activity of its own. |
COMPARING YOUR OPTIONS
DENTIN GRAFT VS. THE ALTERNATIVES
Pre-op periapical radiograph showing the site prior to extraction and grafting.
Follow-up periapical radiograph showing bone fill after autogenous grafting.
CURIOUS WHETHER DENTIN GRAFTING IS RIGHT FOR YOU?
Schedule a consultation to discuss your options one-on-one with Dr. Lopez.