title: Vestibuloplasty by modified Kazanjian technique in treatment with dental implants.
abstract: Dentists are often faced with extensively resorbed mandibular ridges with shallow buccal vestibule and high insertion of the mentalis muscle in relation to the crest of the ridge, causing the displacement of the prosthesis. Vestibuloplasty techniques aim at eliminating the muscle insertions, reposition the mucosa, and increase the area chapeável, giving more stability to the prosthesis. Among the techniques to deepen the vestibule are submucosal vestibuloplasties by secondary epithelialization and with mucosal and skin grafts. We will discuss vestibuloplasty by secondary epithelialization with emphasis on the so-called modified Kazanjian technique. This technique provides an appropriate result and does not require hospitalization, additional surgery at the donor, or prolonged periods without the use of prosthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, UNESP Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ponzoni
authors.forename: Ellen Cristina Gaetti
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Jardim
authors.forename: Paulo Sérgio Perri
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: de Carvalho
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000601:surgery; D015921:Dental Implants; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003781:Denture Retention; D003826:Denture, Complete, Lower; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000601:surgery; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D062326:Re-Epithelialization; D014727:Vestibuloplasty / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants