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  2. Socket preservation - Wikipedia

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    Socket preservation or alveolar ridge preservation is a procedure to reduce bone loss after tooth extraction. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] After tooth extraction, the jaw bone has a natural tendency to become narrow , and lose its original shape because the bone quickly resorbs , resulting in 30–60% loss in bone volume in the first six months. [ 3 ]

  3. Alveoloplasty - Wikipedia

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    Mylohyoid ridge is a ridge on the inner side of the bone of the lower jaw extending from the junction of the two halves of the bone in front of the last molar on each side. When there is loss of posterior teeth, the alveolar ridge gets resorbed, causing extremely sharp ridge and making the mylohyoid ridge prominent.

  4. Alveolar process - Wikipedia

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    The alveolar process is also called the alveolar bone or alveolar ridge. [3] In phonetics , the term refers more specifically to the ridges on the inside of the mouth which can be felt with the tongue , either on roof of the mouth between the upper teeth and the hard palate or on the bottom of the mouth behind the lower teeth.

  5. Cleft lip and cleft palate - Wikipedia

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    Providing nutrition through a feeding tube is often necessary, but corrective surgery in dogs can be done by the age of twelve weeks. [107] For cleft palate, there is a high rate of surgical failure resulting in repeated surgeries. [112] Surgical techniques for cleft palate in dogs include prosthesis, mucosal flaps, and microvascular free flaps ...

  6. Guided bone and tissue regeneration (dentistry) - Wikipedia

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    At present, guided bone regeneration is predominantly applied in the oral cavity to support new hard tissue growth on an alveolar ridge to allow stable placement of dental implants. When bone grafting is used in conjunction with sound surgical technique, guided bone regeneration is a reliable and validated procedure.

  7. Oral mucosa - Wikipedia

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    Also the alveolar ridge (the gum where the teeth erupt up from, or if missing, where they used to be) and the hard palate (roof of the mouth). The most common are fibrous nodules called fibroepithelial polyps and epulides. Other hyperplastic reactive hyperplastic lesions include those associated with dentures, and papillomas.

  8. Toothlessness - Wikipedia

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    preserve and maintain the height of the alveolar ridge; cut, grind, and otherwise chew food; Beyond impairing physical function, tooth loss also has a psychological impact: it has been shown to generally lower a patient's quality of life, with this compromised oral function leading to decreased self-esteem and a decline in psychological well ...

  9. File:Places of articulation.svg - Wikipedia

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    Alveolar (front part of alveolar ridge) Post-alveolar (rear part of alveolar ridge & slightly behind it) Pre-palatal (front part of hard palate that arches upward) Palatal (hard palate) Velar (soft palate) Uvular (a.k.a. Post-velar; uvula) Pharyngeal (pharyngeal wall) Glottal (a.k.a. Laryngeal; vocal folds) Epiglottal (epiglottis)