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What is the difference between a surgical extraction and an alveoplasty?
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None removal: Surgical extraction involves some bone removal in order to extract the tooth. Alveoplasty involves removing and reshaping the bone around the extraction site for proper healing.
Answered 1/3/2015
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Connected: When a tooth is surgically extracted, the oral surgeon/dentist often will contour or smooth the bone for proper healing- which is alveoplasty. Alveoplasty is a surgical procedure used to smooth out the jawbone. This is done in areas where teeth have been removed or where teeth have been lost. Alveoplasty can be done alone but it is usually performed at the same time with tooth extraction.
Answered 11/30/2014
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