Alveoloplasty is a surgical pre-prosthetic procedure that reshapes and smooths the alveolar bone of the jaw, most often to prepare the mouth for dentures or dental implants after teeth are removed. Bone contouring of this kind was first described by Willard in 1853, and in 1919 Armin Wald of New York was among the first to successfully perform and publish the modern technique. The procedure removes bony irregularities left after tooth extraction so that a prosthetic device has a smooth, well supported surface to rest on.
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Does alveoloplasty have to be done at the same time as a tooth extraction?
Recontouring can be done at the time of extraction or at a later time.
No. The source says that recontouring can be made at the time of extraction or at a later time. The procedure reshapes the alveolar bone so that a prosthesis such as a denture or an implant has a smooth surface to rest on.
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2. Alveoloplasty (Wikipedia)
- Extraction with intraseptal alveoplasty as described by Dean in 1923
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alveoloplasty, lead section
Alveoloplasty is a surgical pre-prosthetic procedure performed to facilitate removal of teeth, and smoothen or reshape the jawbone for prosthetic and cosmetic purposes.
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