Interfering, overlapping bone parts in the upper jaw<br><br>

Situation after jaw ridge equalisation

Prosthetics: Preprosthetic surgery follows the objective of improving the prosthetic base. Surgical deepening of a flat oral vestibule for example serves to improve the attachment of full dentures. The removal of overlapping bone edges and smoothing of a toothless jaw can also improve the fit of dentures.

Orthodontics: a translocated tooth (usually upper canines) can be surgically exposed and bonded with an attachment element in order to then integrate it into the dental row by orthodontal means. A further surgical indication is given in the case of real diastema (gap between the central incisors with a deep labial frenulum as cause).

Parodontology: Important mucogingival-surgical procedures are, for example:

Fren(ul)ectomy, fren(ul)otomy or frenuloplastic: practised to sever or displace the labial, buccal and tongue frenulum
Vestibulo- or oral vestibuloplasties
Free mucosal transplants and sliding flap for plastic coverage of parodontal recessions.

A oral vestibule plastic with skin transplant in upper jaw enlarges the prosthetic base.

Alveolar rim atrophy in the lower jaw

Lower jaw structure with bone replacement for better prosthetic fixation.

Interdisciplinary surgical procedures