pre prosthetic surgery

Question 1

types of soft tissue pre-prosthetic surgery examples

Answer 1

excisional
frenectomyfrenoplasty
- labial, buccal or lingual
papillary hyperplasia
flabby ridges
denture induced hyperplasia
maxillary tuberosity reduction
retromolar pad reduction
ridge extension

ridge extension procedures
- vestibuloplasty - mandibular or maxillary
augmentation procedures
- soft tissue grafting

Question 2

examples of hard tissue pre-prosthetic surgery examples

Answer 2

excisional
- removal of retained teeth/roots/pathology
ridge defect correction - alveoplasty
mandibular and/or maxillary tori
maxillary tuberosity
exostoses
undercuts
genial tubercle reduction
mylohyoid ridge reduction

augmentation procedures
- autografts - e.g. rib
- allografts - bone from other humans
- xenografts - from animals e.g. Bio-Oss
- synthetic grafts e.g. tricalcium phosphate

other
- implants
- inferior alveolar nerve relocation