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Oral Surgical Procedures

Medical Definition:	Procedures used to treat disease, injuries, and defects of the oral and maxillofacial region.
Also Called:	Maxillofacial Procedures
Previously Indexed:	Surgery, Oral (1966-1997)

Oral Surgical Procedures Categories.

	Apicoectomy - Excision of the apical portion of a tooth through an opening made in the overlying labial, buccal, or palatal alveolar bone. (Dorland, 28th ed)
	Gingivectomy - Surgical excision of the gingiva at the level of its attachment, thus creating new marginal gingiva. This procedure is used to eliminate gingival or periodontal pockets or to provide an approach for extensive surgical interventions, and to gain access necessary to remove calculus within the pocket. (Dorland, 28th ed)
	Gingivoplasty - Surgical reshaping of the gingivae and papillae for correction of deformities (particularly enlargements) and to provide the gingivae with a normal and functional form, the incision creating an external bevel. (Dorland, 28th ed)
	Glossectomy - Partial or total surgical excision of the tongue. (Dorland, 28th ed)
	Jaw Fixation Techniques - The stable placement of surgically induced fractures of the mandible or maxilla through the use of elastics, wire ligatures, arch bars, or other splints. It is used often in the cosmetic surgery of retrognathism and prognathism. (From Dorland, 28th ed, p636)
	Mandibular Advancement - Moving a retruded mandible forward to a normal position. It is commonly performed for malocclusion and retrognathia. (From Jablonski's Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992)
	Maxillofacial Prosthesis Implantation - Surgical insertion of an appliance for the replacement of areas of the maxilla, mandible, and face. When only portions of the mandible are replaced, it is referred to as MANDIBULAR PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION.
	Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic - Surgery necessary for a denture to rest on a firm base, free from marked osseous protuberances or undercuts, and devoid of interfering muscle attachments, excess mucoperiosteum, hyperplasias, and fibrous or papillary growths.
	Osteotomy, Le Fort - Transverse sectioning and repositioning of the maxilla. There are three types: Le Fort I osteotomy for maxillary advancement or the treatment of maxillary fractures; Le Fort II osteotomy for the treatment of maxillary fractures; Le Fort III osteotomy for the treatment of maxillary fractures with fracture of one or more facial bones. Le Fort III is often used also to correct craniofacial dysostosis and related facial abnormalities. (From Dorland, 28th ed, p1203 & p662)
	Tooth Extraction - The surgical removal of a tooth. (Dorland, 28th ed)
	Tooth Replantation - Reinsertion of a tooth into the alveolus from which it was removed or otherwise lost.

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