Preprosthetic Surgery for Severely Atrophic Maxilla with Poor Palatal Vault Form; Report of Two Cases Treated by Hard Palate Compression through Palatal Vault Osteotomy

Two cases of severely atrophic maxilla with poor palatal vault form treated by Kitayama's modified palatal vault osteotomy technique are described. The advantages of this osteotomy technique are outlined in comparison with other surgical methods.

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Published inJournal of Nihon University School of Dentistry Vol. 35; no. 3; pp. 186 - 191
Main Authors IWANARI, Shinkichi, YAMAMOTO, Katsuyuki, HORI, Minoru, MORIYA, Yoshihiko, OKAUE, Masahiro, MATSUMOTO, Mitsuhiko, MATSUNAGA, Shinko, TANAKA, Hiroshi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan Nihon University School of Dentistry 1993
Subjects
Aged
Alveolar Bone Loss - surgery
Alveolar Ridge Augmentation
Denture Retention - methods
Denture, Complete, Upper
Female
hard palate compression
Humans
Male
Maxilla - surgery
maxillary alveolar atrophy
Maxillary Diseases - surgery
Middle Aged
Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic - methods
Osteotomy - methods
palatal vault osteotomy
Palate - surgery
preprosthetic surgery
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ISSN0029-0432
1884-2984
DOI10.2334/josnusd1959.35.186

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Summary:Two cases of severely atrophic maxilla with poor palatal vault form treated by Kitayama's modified palatal vault osteotomy technique are described. The advantages of this osteotomy technique are outlined in comparison with other surgical methods.
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ISSN:0029-0432
1884-2984
DOI:10.2334/josnusd1959.35.186