RESECTION OF PALATINE TORUS AND POST-SURGICAL PLACEMENT OF FLAT CONTAINER PLATE. CASE REPORT

Authors

  • Ana Cristina Sedeño Jiménez

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31984/oactiva.v4iEsp.400

Keywords:

Exostoses; denture, partial, immediate; osteotomy; palate.

Abstract

A case is reported of a 73-year-old male patient, who goes to the consultation by the presence of a bulge on the palate, with discomfort during tooth brushing, food and diction is presented. After intraoral exam we diagnosed a palatine torus. Using a cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) it was identified that exhibited a cortical torus close to 2mm thick. The treatment plan consisted in resection palatine torus and post-surgical placement of a flap retaining plate in the clinic of Dentistry, Guayaquil University. The results of post-operative after 8 days were satisfactory; provisional plate retained conditioning fibromucosa palate keeping the flap in position, we couldn't evidence the presence of hematomas by gravity or necrosis of the torus osteotomized.

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2019-12-17
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How to Cite

Sedeño, A. C. (2019). RESECTION OF PALATINE TORUS AND POST-SURGICAL PLACEMENT OF FLAT CONTAINER PLATE. CASE REPORT. Odontología Activa Revista Científica, 4(Esp), 71–76. https://doi.org/10.31984/oactiva.v4iEsp.400

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