Soft tissue management using palatal mucosa around endosteal implants in vascularized composite grafts in the mandible

Yang Ming Chang*, Chou Po Chan, Yu Fu Shen, Fu Chan Wei

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Excessive thickness and mobility of the skin flap and lack of a vestibular sulcus in composite vascularized bone grafts for mandibular reconstruction limit the usefulness of endosteal implants to support a prosthetic device. Palatal mucosal grafts and a simple acrylic stent are an excellent means to overcome these problems. The technique is presented in this paper.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)341-343
Number of pages3
JournalInternational Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume28
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 1999
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Endosseous implants
  • Vascularized bone reconstruction

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