Preprosthetic Surgery

Hillel Ephros; Robert Klein; Anthony Sallustio

doi:10.1016/j.coms.2015.04.002

Preprosthetic Surgery

Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2015 Aug;27(3):459-72. doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2015.04.002.

Authors

Hillel Ephros¹, Robert Klein², Anthony Sallustio³

Affiliations

¹ Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Dentistry, St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, 703 Main Street, Paterson, NJ 07503, USA. Electronic address: ephrosh@sjhmc.org.
² Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, 703 Main Street, Paterson, NJ 07503, USA.
³ Prosthodontics and Maxillofacial Prosthetics, St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Paterson, NJ 07503, USA.

PMID: 26231818
DOI: 10.1016/j.coms.2015.04.002

Abstract

Preprosthetic oral and maxillofacial surgery has changed dramatically over the last 3 decades. Surgical preparation for dentures has been displaced by site development for implants. Nonetheless, there is still a role to play for several preprosthetic procedures. In this article, historical context is provided, enduring concepts are reviewed, and procedures that remain relevant are described and discussed.

Keywords: Dental prosthesis; Retention; Skin graft; Stability; Torus; Tuberosity; Vestibuloplasty.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / methods
Dental Implants
Denture Design
Denture Retention
Esthetics, Dental
Humans
Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic*

Substances

Dental Implants