Combined hydroxylapatite augmentation and lip-switch vestibuloplasty in the mandible.
A system in which hydroxylapatite is used for augmentation of the mandibular ridge in conjunction with vestibuloplasty is presented. This technique was found to have the benefit of combining a vestibular procedure with an augmentation procedure and thus avoiding an additional surgical operation. The results were uniformly good in the twelve cases presented.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006882:Hydroxyapatites; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013516:Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic / Q000379:methods*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014727:Vestibuloplasty / Q000379:methods*
D006882:Hydroxyapatites