Use of pocket inlay grafts and tuberoplasty in maxillary prosthetic construction.
A method of surgical and prosthetic rehabilitation of the severely atrophic maxillae using pocket inlay grafts and tuberoplasty is presented. At 2 1/2 years postoperatively, the denture in a patient treated in this manner remains stable with good retention and function. The principles presented may be applied in a variety of situations to achieve greater retention and stability of the maxillary denture.
D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention; D003827:Denture, Complete, Upper; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000601:surgery; D013516:Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous