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Pre-Prosthetic Surgery in Westlake, TX
Preparing a smooth, stable foundation so your implants or dentures fit and feel right from day one.
What is pre-prosthetic surgery?
Pre-prosthetic surgery reshapes your jawbone and gums so dentures or implant teeth fit securely and comfortably. Common procedures include smoothing sharp ridges, removing bony growths called tori, and trimming excess tissue. Board-certified oral surgeon Dr. Mona Stone performs it in Westlake, TX, under sedation matched to your comfort.
Pre-prosthetic surgery is the preparation that happens before dentures or an implant-supported restoration is placed. After teeth are lost or removed, the jaw is rarely a perfectly smooth, even surface. Sharp ridges, bony bumps, or excess gum tissue can keep a prosthesis from sitting comfortably.
These procedures reshape and smooth the bone and soft tissue so the final restoration has a stable, even base. The goal is simple: a foundation that fits well, feels comfortable, and lets your new teeth function the way they should, without sore spots or a loose fit.
Why the jaw changes after tooth loss
When a tooth is removed, the bone that once held it no longer gets stimulation from chewing, and it slowly remodels. Over time the ridge can become uneven, sharp, or narrow, and some people develop bony growths or extra gum tissue. A denture resting on that surface can rub, rock, or cause sore spots, and an implant needs solid, well-shaped bone to anchor into. Pre-prosthetic surgery corrects these problems first, so your new teeth sit on a smooth, stable base.
A better fit starts with a better foundation
Smoothing ridges and removing bony bumps means your denture or restoration sits evenly, without the sore spots an uneven jaw can cause.
Reshaping the bone and tissue gives the prosthesis a solid surface to rest on, so it stays secure and functions reliably.
Preparing the foundation properly helps your final teeth look natural and last, rather than fighting against an uneven ridge.
Pre-prosthetic procedures we perform
Tori removal
Tori are harmless bony growths on the roof of the mouth (palatal tori) or along the inside of the lower jaw (mandibular tori). They are common and often go unnoticed until a denture needs to fit over them. Dr. Stone carefully removes or reduces them so your denture or restoration can seat properly without pressure points.
Ridge smoothing (alveoloplasty)
After extractions, the bony ridge that held your teeth can be left with sharp edges or uneven areas. Alveoloplasty smooths and contours that ridge, often during the same visit as the extractions, so your new teeth rest evenly and comfortably.
Gum tissue reshaping
Excess or loose gum tissue over the ridge can shift under a denture and cause sore spots or a wobbly fit. Dr. Stone trims and reshapes that tissue so your restoration rests on a firm, even surface.
Ridge augmentation
When the ridge is too thin or short to support an implant or stabilize a denture, bone grafting can rebuild it. Dr. Stone plans grafting from your 3D scan so the new bone forms exactly where your restoration needs it.
Patients come to Dr. Stone for pre-prosthetic surgery from Westlake, Southlake, Keller, Trophy Club, Roanoke, and across the Dallas–Fort Worth area.
The pre-prosthetic process at Stone Dental Implant Center
1. Consultation & 3D Scan
A 3D scan and full evaluation show the shape of your ridge, any bony irregularities, and exactly what needs reshaping before your restoration.
2. Planning the Preparation
Dr. Stone identifies what each area needs, whether smoothing bone, reducing a ridge, removing bony growths, or adjusting soft tissue.
3. Reshaping the Foundation
The bone and tissue are carefully recontoured in a precise procedure under sedation matched to your comfort, creating an even, stable base.
4. Healing
The area heals over the following weeks, settling into the smooth foundation your prosthesis will rest on.
5. On to Your Restoration
Once healed, the site is ready for your dentures or implant-supported teeth, fitted to a foundation built to hold them well.
Why choose Stone Dental Implant Center for pre-prosthetic surgery
The quality of a final restoration depends on the foundation beneath it. As a board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon, Dr. Stone prepares that foundation and, when implants follow, places them herself, with the finished result in mind from the start.
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One surgeon, start to finish, Dr. Stone prepares the foundation and places your implants
Precise reshaping of bone and tissue, including ridge reduction and bony growth removal
Related procedures such as alveoloplasty handled in-house
Complex cases welcome, including years of denture wear other clinics work around
Every step planned toward a comfortable, natural-looking final result
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