vestibuloplasty
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vestibuloplasty ves·tib·u·lo·plas·ty (vě-stĭb'yə-lō-plās'tē)
n.
A surgical procedure to restore alveolar ridge height by lowering muscles attaching to the buccal, labial, and lingual aspects of the jaws.
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