Dr. H. Ryan Kazemi reviews various vestibuloplasty procedures that have been described for restoring the ...
read more ↘ vestibular depth and increasing denture surface area. Additionally, he discusses application of vestibuloplasty in management of patients with bone augmentation and implants who commonly present with decreased vestibular depth, inadequate zone of keratinized gingiva, and thin soft tissue biotype. A step-by-step surgical technique is presented that will increase vestibular depth, zone of attached gingiva, and soft tissue thickness for enhanced aesthetics and function of dental implants. Objectives: • Understand different types of conventional vestibuolplasty and their methods: • Learn application of vestibuloplasty in dental implant therapy and bone grafting procedures • Learn step-by-step grafting vestibuloplasty to restore the vestibular depth and provide attached gingiva around dental implants
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