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  2. Dental extraction - Wikipedia

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    Dental extraction forceps commonly used on teeth in the maxillary arch. Extractions are often categorized as "simple" or "surgical". Simple extractions are performed on teeth that are visible in the mouth, usually with the patient under local anaesthetic, and require only the use of instruments to elevate and/or grasp the visible portion of the ...

  3. Alveolar osteitis - Wikipedia

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    Overall, the rate of dry socket is about 0.5–5% for routine dental extractions, [2] [4] [5] and about 25–30% for impacted mandibular third molars (wisdom teeth which are buried in the bone). [1] Females are more frequently affected than males, but this appears to be related to oral contraceptive use rather than any underlying gender ...

  4. Alveoloplasty - Wikipedia

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    In relation with the first point of indication of the procedure, the bone contouring after dental extractions also helps in preparation for prosthetic rehabilitation. This serves as an important procedure as any sharp bony projections under removable appliances such as dentures will cause discomfort and pain when patient perform masticatory ...

  5. Dental implant - Wikipedia

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    Delayed immediate post-extraction implant placement (two weeks to three months after extraction). Late implantation (three months or more after tooth extraction). An increasingly common strategy to preserve bone and reduce treatment times includes the placement of a dental implant into a recent extraction site.

  6. Dentures - Wikipedia

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    Dentures can help people via: Mastication: chewing ability is improved by the replacement of edentulous (lacking teeth) areas with denture teeth.; Aesthetics: the presence of teeth gives a natural appearance to the face, and wearing a denture to replace missing teeth provides support for the lips and cheeks and corrects the collapsed appearance that results from the loss of teeth.

  7. Socket preservation - Wikipedia

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    After tooth extraction, the alveolar ridge has a mean loss of width of 3.8 mm, and a height loss of 1.24 mm within six months. [1] This loss of bone volume, can cause a denture to be loose, or an inadequate amount of bone width to place an implant. [5] Historically, alveolar preservation was used to provide a base to retain conventional dentures.

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