A surgical procedure that allows dental prostheses to be seated precisely, e.g. removal of overgrown tissue or growths…
Pre-prosthetic surgery – a surgical procedure that allows dental prostheses to be seated precisely, e.g. removal of overgrown tissue or growths…
Pre-prosthetic surgery focuses on correcting anatomical conditions in the mouth, at the denture-bearing areas, that would make it difficult or impossible to make a functional and aesthetic dental prosthesis. The procedure is performed on the soft tissues, i.e. the mucosa and muscles, but also on the jawbones.
The surgeon can remove hypertrophic (pathologically overgrown) gum mucosa and mucosal folds and can also cut the upper lip frenulum, etc. The floor of the mouth can also be deepened, with the surgeon cutting the attachment of the mylohyoid muscle (m. mylohyoideus).
Operations on the jawbones are various types of resection, most often of overgrown bone that forms protrusions. However, the opposite can also occur, and the tissues may instead be atrophied (reduced). In that case it is possible, for example, to rebuild the alveolar ridges of the jawbones with a bone graft placed where the bone is insufficient.
These procedures make it possible to create a prosthesis that fits your mouth precisely.
