“What anesthesia is done for bone graft?”

Typically, placement of a bone graft does not require being put to sleep; it can be done easily with local anesthesia. Many dental providers can offer sedation for your comfort, including nitrous oxide, oral sedation and IV sedation. If your case is more involved, general anesthesia may be recommended.

Novacain anesthesia is very reasonable for all dental treatments, including bone grafting and dental implants. More anesthesia like nitrous oxide and IV anesthesia is only needed for those that are very nervous about having the treatment.

Local plus/minus sedation if you want to be unaware.

The choice and type of anesthesia may depend upon the specific type of bone grafting procedure to be performed, your expectations as to whether you want to be sedated or not, as well as the recommendations of the surgeon performing the procedure.  There are a variety of bone grafting procedures that are performed in dentistry. Options for the specific graft material to be used will be discussed with you by your surgeon and may dictate the type of anesthesia recommended.  Regardless, your surgeon will administer a local anesthetic in the area to be grafted.  Sedation options can vary from office to office and should be discussed with your surgeon.

Although minor bone grafts can be performed with local anesthesia alone, larger grafts require intravenous sedation or general anesthesia.