Bone remodeling is a natural process that continues throughout a person’s life as bone cells die and regenerate. This allows the skeleton to continuously renew, which helps promote stability, integrity, and mineral homeostasis. During bone remodeling, old or dead bone tissue is removed and replaced with new tissue, often on a microscopic level. However, the term “bone remodeling” is also used in implant dentistry to describe a procedure called osteoplasty. Essentially, this is a bone graft where dead or decaying bone may be removed by the periodontal surgeon and a graft of healthy bone — taken either from another part of the patient’s mouth or a donor — is grafted into the patient’s mouth. The graft is covered with a protective membrane and the soft tissue of the gums is usually sutured closed. The new bone will begin to integrate into the patient’s existing bone in a process called osseointegration. Once bone modeling is complete, a dental implant may be placed.