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Preprosthetic Surgery
Preprosthetic surgery is surgery that will prepare your mouth so
that you may be able to have dentures, partials, and/or some other prosthesis
fabricated and placed comfortably in your mouth. These situations include,
but are not limited to:
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Tori
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Tori are bony "bumps" or protuberances that occur on the tongue
side of your lower jaw or in your palate (roof of mouth). These areas of
bone are generally considered to be "normal" bone and do not represent a
pathologic process. You may or may not be aware of their presence due to
the fact that they have been present for a long time. Your dentist may
send you for removal of tori so that your denture or partial will fit properly.
The removal of tori is generally straight forward and is accomplished very
comfortably in an office setting.
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Lingual Tori
Palatal Torus
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Exostoses
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An exostosis in similar to a tori (described above), but differs
in the fact that it occurs on the face side of you jaws - that is, it will occur
in your upper or lower jaw right next to the inside of your cheek. These
are also generally not considered pathologic and are removed in order to
facilitate the placement of your denture or partial.
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Exostoses
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