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Chapter-34 Preprosthetic Surgery

BOOK TITLE: Textbook of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Author
1. Malik Neelima Anil
ISBN
9789350259382
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11697_34
Edition
3/e
Publishing Year
2012
Pages
24
Author Affiliations
1. Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Abstract

The chapter outlines various objectives of pre-prosthetic surgery, various pre-prosthetic surgery procedures, such as alveolectomy, various alveoloplasties, excision of tori, maxillary tuberosity reduction, excision of soft tissue such as frenectomies, various vestibuloplasty procedures, alveolar ridge correction, ridge extension procedures and ridge augmentation procedures. The chapter also describes inter-positional bone grafting (sandwich grafting), onlay grafting, visor osteotomy, sinus lift procedures, and finally augmentation in combination with orthognathic surgeries.

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