Pee Dee Implant Center places dental bone grafts in Florence, South Carolina for patients across the Pee Dee region. A bone graft rebuilds jawbone volume at a site that lacks the bone to hold an implant. After a tooth is removed the alveolar ridge resorbs immediately, losing roughly 50 percent of its width within twelve months, which is why a tooth lost years ago usually needs grafting before an implant becomes possible.
How much does a dental bone graft cost in Florence, SC?
A socket preservation graft costs $300 to $1,200. Ridge augmentation for a site that has already collapsed costs $2,000 to $3,000. A block graft for severe defects costs $3,000 to $5,000. Grafting and implant placement in the same visit costs $3,500 to $6,000. Socket grafting at the moment of extraction is the cheapest point to intervene by a wide margin.
How long does a bone graft take to heal?
A socket graft integrates in three to four months before an implant can be placed. Ridge augmentation and block grafts need four to six months. Guided bone regeneration using a resorbable collagen membrane sits at the four-month end. Healing is confirmed on a follow-up cone beam CT scan, not by calendar date alone.
What material is used in a dental bone graft?
Four materials are used. An autograft is your own bone harvested from the ramus or chin. An allograft is processed and sterilised human donor bone from a tissue bank. A xenograft is bovine-derived mineral, of which Bio-Oss is the most widely used. Alloplast is fully synthetic, usually beta-tricalcium phosphate or hydroxyapatite. The defect's size and shape decides which, not preference. All four are FDA-regulated and in routine use.
Do I actually need a bone graft for implants?
Not always. All-on-4 angles the posterior implants up to 45 degrees to reach native bone and avoid grafting in most full-arch cases. Mini implants anchor in about 3mm of ridge width, against the 6mm a standard implant needs. A sinus lift solves upper-back-tooth cases that grafting the ridge alone cannot. If another practice quoted extensive grafting, a second CBCT read is worth having before you accept it.
What happens if I skip the graft?
The ridge keeps resorbing. Width loss of 50 percent in year one becomes a knife-edge ridge by year three, at which point a $600 socket graft has turned into a $4,000 block graft. Adjacent teeth also drift into the gap and the opposing tooth over-erupts, which adds orthodontic work to the eventual implant plan.
Can bone grafting and the implant be done at once?
Yes, where enough native bone remains to hold the implant stable at 35 Ncm of insertion torque while the graft matures around it. The CBCT scan decides. Where the implant would have nothing to grip, the graft goes in first and the implant follows three to six months later.
Technician insight
The best graft is the one you never need. If a tooth is coming out and an implant is anywhere in your plans, a socket graft placed the same day costs a fraction of rebuilding a collapsed ridge two years later. We would rather have the extraction conversation than the reconstruction one.
Bone Grafting Services We Offer
✓Socket Preservation Graft
Graft placed into the socket at extraction to stop the ridge collapsing.
✓Ridge Augmentation
Rebuilding width or height at a site that has already resorbed.
✓Guided Bone Regeneration
A collagen membrane technique that directs bone growth into the defect.
✓Autograft
Using your own bone harvested from the ramus or chin.
✓Block Graft
A solid segment of bone fixed with screws for severe width or height loss.
✓Simultaneous Graft and Implant
Grafting and implant placement together where insertion torque permits.
Bone Grafting Cost in Florence, SC
| Service | Typical Range | What Affects It |
|---|---|---|
| Socket preservation graft | $300-$1,200 | Placed at extraction to prevent collapse |
| Ridge augmentation | $2,000-$3,000 | Rebuilding a site that has already resorbed |
| Block graft | $3,000-$5,000 | Larger reconstruction for severe defects |
| Graft with simultaneous implant | $3,500-$6,000 | Where insertion torque allows both in one visit |
| Guided bone regeneration membrane | $250-$600 | Added to the graft where the defect is contained |
Ranges are typical for Florence, SC and confirmed with an exact written quote before any work starts.
Pricing
Ranges for the Florence and Pee Dee area. Socket grafting at extraction time is by far the cheapest point to intervene.