An alveoloplasty is the surgical modification of the alveolar ridges in preparation for the fitting of dentures.
Alveoloplasty.
it is sometimes needed after extraction of teeth for preparation of the patient for prosthetic treatment. Especially when multiple surgical extraction is carried out which leads to the un-uniformity of the alveolar ridge.
The spelling of the dental operation is one of these two forms : ALVEOLOPLASTY - correcting the alveolar ridges of the jaw, as when preparing for dentures ALVEOPLASTY - used as a variant name for the same procedure
Two to three weeks. Mine is taking three weeks and the bone is still quite tender. It took 2 weeks for the swelling of the gums to recede.