title: Reconstructive preprosthetic surgery.
abstract: The overall health of an edentulous patient may be significantly affected when added to the multiple medical and psychiatric problems common to the elderly. A patient who has a significant oral prosthetic problem may be helped with current reconstructive preprosthetic surgical techniques.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods; D001860:Bone Plates; D003757:Dental Implantation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000637:transplantation; D013516:Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic / Q000379:methods*; D014727:Vestibuloplasty / Q000379:methods