As I was in the Gaithersburg dental clinic, I was observing and watching a patient who was undergoing a dental bone grafting. The patient had a gum problem. The grafting procedure that I saw was an oral surgery, meaning that incisions must be made, so it is usually performed using local or general anesthesia. The patient experienced no pain or unpleasant pressure as the procedure was performed. Because the new tissue has to have time to heal and be incorporated into the original gum or bone tissue, there is a lengthy healing period that may take several months to complete. According to doctors of the Gaithersburg dental clinic, no discomfort or side effects should be experienced during this healing period, but it may delay other dental procedures; for example, if you or the patient receive a bone graft to strengthen your jaw so that it can support standard dental implants or mini dental implants.