50 mark university post graduate theory exam , Question : Enumerate an

50 mark university post graduate theory exam , Question : Enumerate and describe the various pre-prosthetic periodontal surgeries. Prepare answer using the uploaded references , provide long form of abbrevation if used

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Management of Mucogingival Problems
- Free Gingival Autograft (FGA) - complete step-by-step technique
- Free Connective Tissue Autograft (FCTA)
- Apically Displaced Flap
- Root Coverage procedures (Miller's Classification, laterally/coronally positioned flap, subepithelial CT graft)
- Vestibuloplasty (Kazanjian, Godwin, Clark, Obwegeser, STSG techniques)
- Frenectomy / Frenoplasty
Crown-Lengthening Procedures
- Biologic width concept (Gargiulo et al., 1961; Vacek et al., 1994)
- Gingivectomy technique
- Flap surgery with osseous recontouring
- Indications, contraindications, margin placement rules
Ridge Preservation after Extraction
- Incidence of bone loss (quantified from Lindhe/Vignoletti)
- Socket preservation with barrier membranes, graft materials, ovate pontic technique
- Hämmerle-Jung and Seibert classifications
Alveolar Ridge Reconstruction
- Soft tissue augmentation (roll/pouch technique)
- GBR principles and biologic requirements
- Barrier membranes (non-resorbable vs. resorbable)
- Bone grafts (autografts, allografts, xenografts, alloplasts)
- Horizontal, vertical ridge augmentation
- Distraction osteogenesis
Bony Recontouring Procedures (from Peterson)
- Alveoloplasty, genial tubercle reduction, mylohyoid ridge reduction, tori reduction, tuberosity management, epulis removal, mental foramen prominence

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