To evaluate the prevalence of alveoloplasty in different age groups as an adjunct prior to prosthetic rehabilitation. A retrospective study was done in an institutional setting. The data for the study was retrieved from the college's patient records. All patients who underwent alveoloplasty at a given time frame from june 2019 - march 2020 were taken into consideration. The patients age , gender and treatment done were retrieved and tabulated. The data was then analysed using a software (SPSS). A total of 121 patients were involved in this study,62 male patients and 59 female patients. The prevalence of alveoloplasty was seen in the 51-60 years age group. A cross analysis between age and gender was done. The results showed a maximum amount of alveoloplasty cases done in the 51-60 years age group,and a slight number of increased male patients who underwent alveoloplasty than female patients.Alveoloplasty done in 51-60 years age group showed 20 male patients and 18 female patients
Key words: minor oral surgery, preprosthetic surgery,ridge contouring
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