Peridontal regenerative bone graft procedure

[Dogmatix]

I have seen some clinics offering regenerative bone graft procedure when the bone for some reason has been recessed.

Does anyone know what the result of such procedure is and what indications it should be used to treat?
I've seen some videos where they perform this procedure, and it looks pretty brutal when they detatch the gum and expose the bone. I can imagine some cases where the impact of doing this may do more harm than good?

Reason I'm looking into this is that I have a lower incisor that do feel a bit loose and I can see some receding bone. Does a procedure like this stabilize the tooth, or what is the actual reason when this should be done? The procedure seems to be to detatch the gum, fill with bio-oss and then put it back.

[toddstratt]

They do this if someone has periodontal disease or is missing teeth. Filling in the bone that has been resorbed from periodontal disease or from bone being resorbed after a tooth is missing. The idea is to pull the gum away to clean out any possible underlying bacteria under the gum and then fill the missing bone with graft. Eventually the gum and bone heals and you have new bone so the tooth is not as loose. They usually do gum grafts and bone grafts at the same time. If your tooth feels loose I would look into it very soon, as it is much more expensive to get dental implants than it is to get a bone graft and preserve the natural teeth.