Growth Factors
Advantages to using growth factors include:
- Less painful and quicker soft tissue healing.
- The use of your own body's growth factors has been scientifically proven to accelerate and enhance your own body's normal healing processes. These growth factors are contained in cells known as platelets which are found in blood and are responsible for causing clotting to occur.
- Growth factors used: PDGF, TGF-B, EFG, VEFG, IGF-I, bFGF and HGF.
- Fosters new bone and soft tissue synthesis
- Can be done in the office
Learn more about growth factors.
3-D Imaging
When appropriate Dr. Edwards will suggest having a 3-D scan done to outline important structures related to your case.
3-D Imaging
Technology can increase the safety and comfort of the patient during pre-treatment and procedures. A quick and comfortable 3-D scan produces the most anatomically accurate images of the mouth, face, and jaw. The scan provides valuable insight including any abnormalities of the roots, the tooth's proximity to adjacent teeth, supernumerary teeth and the proximity to the nerves and sinus, resulting in the highest level of surgical predictability and outcomes for patients.
