From left to right: Ashley Rozier, Surgical Assistant; Vanessa Denholm, Surgical Assistant; Diane Pennington, D.M.D., M.D; Taylor Freeney, Surgical Assistant; Allison Shaffer, Surgical Assistant; April Sullivan, Front Office Manager (Not Pictured: Cindy Fields, Insurance Coordinator).
Over a period of time, the jaw bone associated with missing teeth atrophies and is reabsorbed. This often leaves a condition in which there is poor quality and quantity of bone suitable for the placement of dental implants. In these situations, most patients are not candidates for the placement of dental implants.
With bone grafting, we now have the opportunity to not only replace bone where it is missing but also have the ability to promote new bone growth in that location. This not only gives us the opportunity to place implants of proper length and width, but it also gives us a chance to restore functionality and aesthetic appearance.
Allogenic bone, or allograft, is dead bone harvested from a cadaver, then processed using a freeze-dry method to extract the water via a vacuum. Unlike autogenous bone, allogenic bone cannot produce new bone on its own. Rather, it serves as a framework, or scaffold, over which bone from the surrounding bony walls can grow to fill the defect or void.
Autogenous bone grafts, also known as autografts, are made from your own bone, taken from somewhere else in the body. The bone is typically harvested from the chin, jaw, lower leg bone, hip, or skull. Autogenous bone grafts are advantageous in that the graft material is your own live bone, meaning it contains living cellular elements that enhance bone growth, also eliminating the risk of your body rejecting the graft material since it comes from you.
Xenogenic bone is derived from non-living bone of another species, usually a cow. The bone is processed at very high temperatures to avoid the potential for immune rejection and contamination. Like allogenic grafts, xenogenic grafts serve as a framework for bone from the surrounding area to grow and fill the void.
Both allogenic and xenogenic bone grafting have the advantage of not requiring a second procedure to harvest your own bone, as with autografts. However, because these options lack autografts bone-forming properties, bone regeneration may take longer than autografts and have a less predictable outcome.
This product is processed allograft bone, containing collagen, proteins, and growth factors that are extracted from the allograft bone. It is available in the form of powder, putty, chips, or a gel that can be injected through a syringe.
Graft composites consist of other bone graft materials and growth factors to achieve the benefits of a variety of substances. Some combinations may include collagen/ceramic composite, which closely resembles the composition of natural bone, DBM combined with bone marrow cells, which aid in the growth of new bone, or a collagen/ceramic/autograft composite.
Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are proteins naturally produced in the body that promote and regulate bone formation and healing. Synthetic materials also have the advantage of not requiring a second procedure to harvest bone, reducing risk and pain. Each bone grafting option has its own risks and benefits. Dr. Pennington will determine which type of bone graft material best suited to your particular needs.
Dr. Pennington received her board certification from the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in 2005. She is an active member of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, the Georgia Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, the American Dental Association, the Georgia Dental Association, the American Medical Association, the Georgia Medical Association, and the Camden Dental Society.
As a dedicated mother of two children, Lydia and Matthew, Dr. Pennington enjoys coastal living in Camden County. Her hobbies include boat rides, walking on the beaches of Cumberland Island, reading, exercising, and bike riding with her family. She and her family are members of the St. Marys United Methodist Church.
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newest oldest highest lowestAngela Roberson
a year ago
Excellent service, fast appointment, staff very friendly and helpful!
Tiffany Baker
a year ago
Very professional and caring for patient and patients needs very happy with my work receiving considering I have very bad anxiety when it comes to the dentist definitely calmed my fears down
Leah V.
a year ago
All of the ladies at Camden Oral Surgery were so sweet and made me very comfortable. I appreciated the phone call in the afternoon to see how I was feeling post op as well. The lady at the front desk was especially kind and welcoming- a great first impression upon entering the office. Thanks!
Bria Free
a year ago
Very satisfied with the entire office! They were all super helpful and had a friendly attitude. I was alittle nervous about getting my tooth pulled but they made me feel comfortable and at ease.
Cathrine Boyd
a year ago
I was extremely nervous and the staff and surgeon were completely amazing with calming me down. The office is very clean. The staff is very professional, compassionate and thorough with explaining everything that's going to happen! I highly recommend them!
Miranda Ehrichs
a year ago
My wisdom teeth started to randomly cause me a great deal of pain and it was very difficult for me to eat, swallow, and open my mouth. I called Camden Oral Surgery and they were immediately so helpful and very kind! The process was very quick and they had an opening for me within three days of calling. I filled out all the patient paperwork online beforehand so the day of surgery was easy peasy, which was such a relief! This was also my first time having any kind of surgery and IV sedation. All the staff are incredibly sweet, it's very clean, and I felt safe and cared for the entire time. I would recommend Dr. Pennington and her office staff to anyone who is need of an oral surgeon. It's also an all women business. Love it!!
Pamela Wilson-Roberts
a year ago
Great service from the minute you hit the door with Ms. April! Love her spirit and energy Everyone makes your experience here the best in spite of where you are!!!
Phil Hendrix
a year ago
Excellent professional care to patient from making appointment to after procedure.
Alice
a year ago
Your care and service to me when I had a surgery was the best experience ever. Highly recommend.
Joy Ford
a year ago
Awesome staff. Super helpful and the go the extra mile to accommodate your needs.
Huskies8
a year ago
Wonderfully welcoming, expertly efficient, spectacularly skilled, competently caring.........this is the only place to go for non-usual dental work. Dr Pennington-Mimick is both a Doctor of Dentistry and a Certified Maxillofacial and Oral Surgeon and she excels at both. Extractions are a breeze - my recent appointment took roughly 30 minutes including anesthesia. Preparation for implants is a practice specialty. Trust me - there is no practice anywhere that does it better. The entire staff exudes intelligence, pride and an obvious love for what they do which merits more than 5 stars if such a thing was allowed. Oh! One final thought. They will work diligently with you and your insurer to provide you with the best possible price for the inestimable value and outstanding outcomes that they provide. Here's my 'before' picture! I have every confidence that my 'after' pic will be even better!
Jean Sweeney
a year ago
Felt comfortable as soon as I walked in the door. what could have been a stressful ordeal was not. Everyone made me feel very relaxed and confident from start to finish.
J Remington
2 years ago
For such an unpleasant thing as getting a tooth pulled I can think of no better way to experience it. The entire staff I encountered from receptionist to medical staff were incredible. All were professional and went the extra mile to ensure my comfort and ease through the entire process. They are truly great at what they do. Though I hope there will be no further oral surgery required for me in the future -- if there is I know exactly where I'm going. Thank you Camden Oral Surgery!
Sherry Piljay
2 years ago
Everyone was very attentive and caring during my procedure. I highly recommend them!
Morris Sims
2 years ago
Awesome experience great customer service
Kathleen Laurie
2 years ago
Super friendly staff and definitely the best oral surgeon in the area!
Tony Ferren
2 years ago
Had five teeth extracted to make way for parcel, office was friendly and very professional definitely recommend Camden Oral Surgery
Harry Greer
2 years ago
I was amazed by the efficiency and quality of your support staff. I am only saddened by the fact that I don't have enough teeth left to make more appointments! Lol. My fantasy dinner was wonderful!!!
Tony Marbry
2 years ago
They are pretty nice people and good associates they work well with each other the lady that checked me in really kept me calm don't like much dentist have had a lot of bad things happen to my teeth over the years I broke a tooth they got me in the next day because they were closed today I called I am really grateful that they were there to help
Johnny Simon
2 years ago
Beautiful set-up the waiting room the exam rooms it's all very nice. Now the icing on the cake was the service I was blown away by such awesome and friendly and professional service from the receptionist on the phone through everyone that I made contact with to the doctor herself. They wanted to make sure that I was comfortable and satisfied with and throughout the procedure. They made me feel special. I do recommend this office service, Camden oral surgery.
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