AND OBJECTIVES: A stable maxillary total prosthesis in an edentulous jaw requires a definite amount of ridge height. Deficient vestibular depth in an atrophic maxilla can cause severe functional impairment for patients with total prosthesis. This affects their quality of life, with impact on their general health....
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Discussion
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No actionable change for audiologists or hearing specialists — this study is an oral surgery/dental prosthetics paper with no relevance to audiology clinical practice.
This study has no meaningful relevance to the audiology field; it addresses dental prosthetics surgery and appears to have been included in this batch in error.
- 01Compares three laser types vs. conventional scalpel for preprosthetic vestibuloplasty in edentulous patients.
- 02Patient population has atrophic maxilla (shrunken upper jaw bone) requiring increased ridge height for denture stability.
- 03Published in Frontiers in Oral Health — an oral/dental surgery journal, not an audiology journal.
- 04Outcomes likely include wound healing, ridge height, pain, and patient satisfaction.
- 05No audiology, hearing, or vestibular relevance identified.
Laser-assisted vestibuloplasty produces different outcomes compared to conventional scalpel technique in edentulous patients with atrophic maxilla.
studyunclear- PMID
- 42761070
- DOI
- 10.3389/froh.2026.1936637.
- Journal
- Frontiers in Oral Health
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 2b
- Population
- Edentulous patients with atrophic maxilla requiring increased alveolar ridge height for prosthesis stability
- Intervention
- Preprosthetic vestibuloplasty using one of three laser types (Er:YAG, CO2, diode or equivalent)
- Comparator
- Conventional scalpel vestibuloplasty
Primary outcomes
Vestibuloplasty surgical outcomes (e.g., ridge height, wound healing); Suitability for prosthetic rehabilitation