Artigo
Flabby Ridge Correction Using an Auxiliary Technique With Connective Tissue Graft
Fecha
2012-03-01Registro en:
Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, v. 23, n. 2, p. E112-E115, 2012.
1049-2275
10.1097/SCS.0b013e3182420743
WOS:000302171700017
9831236034935598
9719883814872582
5691730284259344
0000-0002-3800-3050
Autor
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Resumen
A common finding in patients with edentulous maxilla and partially dentate mandible is mainly the presence of flabbiness in the anterior edentulous alveolar ridge that can compromise the retention and stability of a denture. Thus, this case report presents the correction of a flabby ridge, using an auxiliary technique combining surgical excision and autogenous connective tissue grafting. The technique improved the quality of the osteomucosal support of the alveolar ridge and increased the vestibule deepness, whose result increased the success rate of the new conventional total prosthesis.