Proprosthetic surgery involves operations aiming to
‘eliminate certain lesions or abnormalities of the hard
and soft tissues of the jaws, so that the subsequent
placement of prosthetic appliances is successful,
10.1
Hard Tissue Lesions or Abnormalities
‘The abnormalities associated with hard tissues are
classified into two categories:
a, Those that may be smoothed with alveoloplasty im-
mediately after extraction of the teeth (sharp spi
ules, bone edges), or those detected and recontoured.
in an edentulous alveolar ridge.
+. Congenital abnormalities, such as torus palatinus,
torus mandibularis, multiple exostoses.
0A.
Alveoloplasty
Alveoloplasty is the surgical procedure performed to
‘smooth or recontour the alveolar bone, aiming to fa-