[Preprosthetic surgery of the edentulous maxilla: vestibular deepening with the aid of the CO2 laser].
Vestibular deepening for maxillary edentulous patients is mainly indicated once instability cannot be reached due to important bone resorption. Vestibular deepening with CO2 super-pulsed laser enhance, in a bloodless environment, sustentation as well retention of those full dentures in good operative conditions as compared with conventional techniques.
Mahler
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Pôle Odontologique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice Sophia Antipolis, Hôpital Saint Roch, Rue Pierre Dévoluy 5, 06000 Nice, France.
Pouyssegur
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V
Rocca
J-P
JP
De Moor
R
R
Nammour
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S
D000368:Aged; D003827:Denture, Complete, Upper; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D053685:Laser Therapy; D054020:Lasers, Gas / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery*; D013516:Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic / Q000379:methods*; D014727:Vestibuloplasty / Q000295:instrumentation*