J Korean Assoc Maxillofac Plast Reconstr Surg.  1997 Aug;19(3):243-249.

The Use Of A Variety Of Intraoral Flaps In Reconstruction Of Intraoral Soft Tissue Defects

• Kim YK
• Yeo HH

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to describe the clinical availability of a variety of intraoral local flaps on reconstruction of oral soft tissue defects. Forty patients with oral soft tissue defects were treated by tongue, buccinator, palatal, labial, facial artery musculomucosal, buccal fat pad, and masseter muscle crossover flap. Total 43 intraoral flaps were used to reconstruct a variety of intraoral soft tissue defects, such as oronasal fistula, oroantral fistula, traumatic deformities and others. The age of patients ranged from 7 to 72 years, with mean follow up period of 21.6 months. There were 9 complications, of which four were partial necrosis, there infections, one total necrosis and 1 speech problem. Except for total necrosis, most of the recipient sites healed uneventually without severe morbidity. We consider that a variety of intraoral local intraoral local flaps can be available for reconstruction of small or moderate large intraoral soft tissue defects.

MeSH Terms

Adipose Tissue
Arteries
Congenital Abnormalities
Fistula
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Masseter Muscle
Necrosis
Oroantral Fistula
Tongue