PRE PROSTHETIC
SURGERY- HARD TISSUES
Contents
 Introduction
 Objectives
 Patient evaluation and Treatment planning
 Evaluation of the supporting bony tissues
 Recontouring of alveolar ridges
 Maxillary tuberiosity reduction
 Buccal exostosis and excessive undercuts
 Lateral palatal exostosis
 Mylohyoid ridge reduction
 Tori removal
 Bone augmentation
Introduction
 Preprosthetic surgery refers to the surgical procedures that
can modify the oral anatomy to facilitate the retention of
conventional dentures.
 The ultimate goal of preprosthetic surgery is to prepare the
mouth to receive dental prosthesis by redesigning and
smoothing bony edges or areas and removing excess of
flabby soft tissues
Objectives
No evidence of intraoral and extraoral pathological
conditions.
 Proper inter arch jaw relationship
 Alveolar processes that are as large as possible and of
the proper configuration.
 No bony or soft tissue protuberances or undercuts
 Adequate palatal vault form
 Proper posterior tuberosity notching
 Adequate attached keratinized mucosa and adequate
vestibular depth.
 Protection of the neurovascular bundle
Preprosthetic procedures
 Ridge correction
 Alveoloplasty
 Maxillary tuberosity reduction
 Removal of exostosis
 Removal of undercuts
 Lateral palatal exostosis
 Mylohyoid reduction
 Genial tubercles reduction
 Removal of tori
 Ridge augmentation
 Maxillary
 Mandibular
Patient evaluation and treatment planning
 Preprosthetic surgical treatment must begin with a
proper case history and physical examination
 Special attention should be given to systemic diseases
that may be responsible for the severe degree of bone
resorption.
 Esthetic and functional goals of the patient must be
assessed carefully.
 Long term maintenance of the underlying tissues as well
as prosthetic appliances should be kept in mind.
Recontouring of alveolar bone
 Simple alveoloplasty
 Intraseptal or Dean’s alveoloplasty
ALVEOLOPLASTY
 Defined as surgical recontouring of alveolar process
Indications
 Patients with prominent and dense alveolar
bone undergoing extraction
 Prior to construction of an immediate denture
 The simplest form of alveoloplasty consists of compression of
the lateral walls of the extraction socket after simple tooth
removal
 Bony areas requiring recontouring should be exposed using an
envelop type of flap.
 A mucoperiosteal incision along the crest of the ridge with
adequate A-P extension is given
 Adequate visualization and access to the alveolar ridge
obtained
 Vertical incisions given if necessary
 Excessive flap reflection may result in devitalized areas of bone
which may resorb rapidly after surgery
 Recontouring can be accomplished with
Rongeur
Bone file
Bone bur in handpiece
 Copious saline irrigation should be done throughout the
recontouring procedure to avoid overheating and bone
necrosis
 After this the edges of the flap are trimmed and then sutured
with continuous or noncontinuous sutures.
RONGEUR
BONE BUR
BONE FILE
DEAN’S INTRASEPTAL ALVEOLOPLASTY
 This technique is best used in an area where the ridge is of relative
regular contour and adequate height but presents an undercut to the
depth of the labial vestibule.
 Performed during the time of extraction
Advantages :
1. Labial prominence is reduced without reducing the height of the
ridge
2. The periosteal attachment to the bone can be maintained hereby
reducing bone resorption
3. Muscle attachments are left undisturbed
Disadvantage :
1. Decrease in ridge thickness
MAXILLARY TUBEROSITY REDUCTION
 Excess tissue in the region of the maxillary tuberosity may become so
large that it:
 Impinge upon the mandible during mastication.
 Interfere with denture construction, insertion and seating
 Complication of tuberosity reduction
 -expanded tuberosity in proximity to sinus
Lateral palatal exostosis
 Presents problems in denture construction because of the undercut
created by the exostosis and narrowing of the palatal vault
Technique :
 Local anesthetic solution in the area of the greater palatine foramen
 Crestal incision made from the posterior aspect of the tuberosity
extending to the exostosis
 Reflection of the mucoperiostium
 Removal of excess bony projection by a bone file
 Saline irrigation
 Suturing
Mylohyoid ridge reduction
 Linear incision is made over the crest of the ridge in the
posterior aspect of the mandible
 Full thickness mucoperiosteal flap is elevated to expose the
muscles
 Bone file is used to remove the sharp prominance of the
mylohyoid ridge
Genial tubercle reduction
 Reduction required to
construct the
prosthesis properly
 If augmentation is to
be carried out,
tubercle left to add
support to the graft
Tori removal
 In the patient requiring complete or partial conventional
prosthetic restoration, tori maybe a significant
obstruction to insertion or interfere with the overall
comfort, fit, and function of the planned prosthesis.
 In the maxilla,bilateral greater palatine and incisive
blocks are given.
 A linear midline incision with posterior and anterior
vertical releases or a U-shaped incision in the palate
followed by a subperiosteal dissection is used to expose
the defect.
 Rotary instrumentation with a round acrylic bur may be
used for small areas; however, for large tori, the
treatment of choice is sectioning with a cross-cut fissure
bur.
 Once sectioned into several pieces, the torus is easily
removed with an osteotome
 Closure is performed with a resorbable suture.
 Presurgical fabrication of a thermoplastic stent, made
from dental models with the defect removed, in
combination with a tissue conditioner helps to eliminate
resulting dead space, increase patient comfort.
 Complications :-
Postoperative hematoma,
Perforation of the floor of
the nose
Necrosis of the flap
MANDIBULAR TORI
• Bilateral lingual and inferior
alveolar anesthesia is given
• Incision extending from 1 to
1.5cms beyond each tori is
given
• Always leave behind a band of
tissue attached to the midline
between the anterior extent of
the 2 incisions.
• When the torus has a small
pedunculated base, a mallet
and an osteotome is used to
cleave the tori from the medial
aspect of the mandible
• The direction of the initial bur
is parallel to the medial aspect
of the mandible to prevent
fracture of the lingual or
inferior cortex
• A bone file is then used to smoothen the lingual cortex
• Palpation is done to check for proper contour and presence of
any undercuts
• Continuous suturing is done and gauze packs are placed and
retained for the next 12 hrs
• The direction of the initial bur is parallel to the medial aspect
of the mandible to prevent fracture of the lingual or inferior
cortex
• A bone file is then used to smoothen the lingual cortex
• Palpation is done to check for proper contour and presence of
any undercuts
• Continuous suturing is done and gauze packs are placed and
retained for the next 12 hrs
Mandibular augmentation
 Augmentation grafting adds strength to an extremely deficient
mandible and improves the height of contour of the available
bone for implant placement on the denture bearing areas.
 The sources of graft material include autogenous or alloplastic
bone and alloplastic materials
Mandibular
augmentation
Superior
border
augmentation
Hydroxyapatite
augmentation
Osteopromotion
Inferior border
augmentation
Superior border augmentation
Thoma & Holland
technique:
Corticocalcellous iliac crest
blocks are contoured to
adapt to the configuration
of the mandible.
Then fixated with screws
and miniplates
Hydroxyapatite augmentation
Osteopromotion
 A membrane is used to cover an area where bone
regeneration is necessary
 By placing a membrane over the bone graft, faster
growing fibroblasts and epithelial cells are walled off
allowing the bone to grow in a relatively protected
environment.
 Currently, expanded polytetrafluoroethylene is used as a
membrane.
Maxillary
augmentation
Onlay bone
grafting
Hydroxyapatite
augmentation Sinus lifts
Interpositional
bone grafts
Onlay bone graft
Sinus lift
 Extension of the maxillary sinus into the alveolar ridge
may prevent placement of implants in the posterior
maxillary area because of insufficient bony support.
 A sinus lift procedure is a bony augmentation procedure
that places graft material inside the sinus and augments
the bony support in the alveolar ridge area.
 The graft is allowed to heal for 3 to 6 months after which
the first stage of implant placement can begin.

Pre prosthetic surgery

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    Contents  Introduction  Objectives Patient evaluation and Treatment planning  Evaluation of the supporting bony tissues  Recontouring of alveolar ridges  Maxillary tuberiosity reduction  Buccal exostosis and excessive undercuts  Lateral palatal exostosis  Mylohyoid ridge reduction  Tori removal  Bone augmentation
  • 3.
    Introduction  Preprosthetic surgeryrefers to the surgical procedures that can modify the oral anatomy to facilitate the retention of conventional dentures.  The ultimate goal of preprosthetic surgery is to prepare the mouth to receive dental prosthesis by redesigning and smoothing bony edges or areas and removing excess of flabby soft tissues
  • 4.
    Objectives No evidence ofintraoral and extraoral pathological conditions.  Proper inter arch jaw relationship  Alveolar processes that are as large as possible and of the proper configuration.  No bony or soft tissue protuberances or undercuts  Adequate palatal vault form  Proper posterior tuberosity notching  Adequate attached keratinized mucosa and adequate vestibular depth.  Protection of the neurovascular bundle
  • 5.
    Preprosthetic procedures  Ridgecorrection  Alveoloplasty  Maxillary tuberosity reduction  Removal of exostosis  Removal of undercuts  Lateral palatal exostosis  Mylohyoid reduction  Genial tubercles reduction  Removal of tori  Ridge augmentation  Maxillary  Mandibular
  • 6.
    Patient evaluation andtreatment planning  Preprosthetic surgical treatment must begin with a proper case history and physical examination  Special attention should be given to systemic diseases that may be responsible for the severe degree of bone resorption.  Esthetic and functional goals of the patient must be assessed carefully.  Long term maintenance of the underlying tissues as well as prosthetic appliances should be kept in mind.
  • 7.
    Recontouring of alveolarbone  Simple alveoloplasty  Intraseptal or Dean’s alveoloplasty
  • 8.
    ALVEOLOPLASTY  Defined assurgical recontouring of alveolar process Indications  Patients with prominent and dense alveolar bone undergoing extraction  Prior to construction of an immediate denture  The simplest form of alveoloplasty consists of compression of the lateral walls of the extraction socket after simple tooth removal
  • 9.
     Bony areasrequiring recontouring should be exposed using an envelop type of flap.  A mucoperiosteal incision along the crest of the ridge with adequate A-P extension is given  Adequate visualization and access to the alveolar ridge obtained  Vertical incisions given if necessary  Excessive flap reflection may result in devitalized areas of bone which may resorb rapidly after surgery  Recontouring can be accomplished with Rongeur Bone file Bone bur in handpiece
  • 10.
     Copious salineirrigation should be done throughout the recontouring procedure to avoid overheating and bone necrosis  After this the edges of the flap are trimmed and then sutured with continuous or noncontinuous sutures.
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    DEAN’S INTRASEPTAL ALVEOLOPLASTY This technique is best used in an area where the ridge is of relative regular contour and adequate height but presents an undercut to the depth of the labial vestibule.  Performed during the time of extraction Advantages : 1. Labial prominence is reduced without reducing the height of the ridge 2. The periosteal attachment to the bone can be maintained hereby reducing bone resorption 3. Muscle attachments are left undisturbed Disadvantage : 1. Decrease in ridge thickness
  • 15.
    MAXILLARY TUBEROSITY REDUCTION Excess tissue in the region of the maxillary tuberosity may become so large that it:  Impinge upon the mandible during mastication.  Interfere with denture construction, insertion and seating  Complication of tuberosity reduction  -expanded tuberosity in proximity to sinus
  • 17.
    Lateral palatal exostosis Presents problems in denture construction because of the undercut created by the exostosis and narrowing of the palatal vault Technique :  Local anesthetic solution in the area of the greater palatine foramen  Crestal incision made from the posterior aspect of the tuberosity extending to the exostosis  Reflection of the mucoperiostium  Removal of excess bony projection by a bone file  Saline irrigation  Suturing
  • 19.
    Mylohyoid ridge reduction Linear incision is made over the crest of the ridge in the posterior aspect of the mandible  Full thickness mucoperiosteal flap is elevated to expose the muscles  Bone file is used to remove the sharp prominance of the mylohyoid ridge
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    Genial tubercle reduction Reduction required to construct the prosthesis properly  If augmentation is to be carried out, tubercle left to add support to the graft
  • 22.
    Tori removal  Inthe patient requiring complete or partial conventional prosthetic restoration, tori maybe a significant obstruction to insertion or interfere with the overall comfort, fit, and function of the planned prosthesis.  In the maxilla,bilateral greater palatine and incisive blocks are given.
  • 23.
     A linearmidline incision with posterior and anterior vertical releases or a U-shaped incision in the palate followed by a subperiosteal dissection is used to expose the defect.  Rotary instrumentation with a round acrylic bur may be used for small areas; however, for large tori, the treatment of choice is sectioning with a cross-cut fissure bur.  Once sectioned into several pieces, the torus is easily removed with an osteotome
  • 24.
     Closure isperformed with a resorbable suture.  Presurgical fabrication of a thermoplastic stent, made from dental models with the defect removed, in combination with a tissue conditioner helps to eliminate resulting dead space, increase patient comfort.  Complications :- Postoperative hematoma, Perforation of the floor of the nose Necrosis of the flap
  • 26.
    MANDIBULAR TORI • Bilaterallingual and inferior alveolar anesthesia is given • Incision extending from 1 to 1.5cms beyond each tori is given • Always leave behind a band of tissue attached to the midline between the anterior extent of the 2 incisions. • When the torus has a small pedunculated base, a mallet and an osteotome is used to cleave the tori from the medial aspect of the mandible • The direction of the initial bur is parallel to the medial aspect of the mandible to prevent fracture of the lingual or inferior cortex
  • 27.
    • A bonefile is then used to smoothen the lingual cortex • Palpation is done to check for proper contour and presence of any undercuts • Continuous suturing is done and gauze packs are placed and retained for the next 12 hrs • The direction of the initial bur is parallel to the medial aspect of the mandible to prevent fracture of the lingual or inferior cortex • A bone file is then used to smoothen the lingual cortex • Palpation is done to check for proper contour and presence of any undercuts • Continuous suturing is done and gauze packs are placed and retained for the next 12 hrs
  • 28.
    Mandibular augmentation  Augmentationgrafting adds strength to an extremely deficient mandible and improves the height of contour of the available bone for implant placement on the denture bearing areas.  The sources of graft material include autogenous or alloplastic bone and alloplastic materials
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  • 30.
    Superior border augmentation Thoma& Holland technique: Corticocalcellous iliac crest blocks are contoured to adapt to the configuration of the mandible. Then fixated with screws and miniplates
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  • 32.
    Osteopromotion  A membraneis used to cover an area where bone regeneration is necessary  By placing a membrane over the bone graft, faster growing fibroblasts and epithelial cells are walled off allowing the bone to grow in a relatively protected environment.  Currently, expanded polytetrafluoroethylene is used as a membrane.
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    Sinus lift  Extensionof the maxillary sinus into the alveolar ridge may prevent placement of implants in the posterior maxillary area because of insufficient bony support.  A sinus lift procedure is a bony augmentation procedure that places graft material inside the sinus and augments the bony support in the alveolar ridge area.  The graft is allowed to heal for 3 to 6 months after which the first stage of implant placement can begin.