Oral Surgery and Prosthodontics Flashcards
What soft tissue surgical procedures may be required for better fitting dentures?
Excisional:
Frenectomy/frenoplasty
Papillary hyperplasia
Flabby ridges
Maxillary tuberosity reduction
Retromolar pad reduction
Ridge reduction procedures
Augmentation procedures (soft tissue grafting)
What excisional procedures on the hard tissue can be done for better fitting dentures?
Removal of retained teeth/roots/pathology
Ridge defect correction (alveoplasty)
Mandibular tori
Maxillary tori
Maxillary tuberosity
Exostoses
Undercuts
Genial tubercle reduction
Mylohyoid ridge reduction
Outline the types of bone grafting that can be performed?
Autografts
e.g. Iliac crest bone, rib
Allografts
Bone from other humans
Xenografts
From animals, e.g. Bio-Oss
Synthetic grafts
e.g. β Tricalcium Phosphate
