J Korean Assoc Maxillofac Plast Reconstr Surg.
1998 Aug;20(3):185-190.
The use of buccal fat pad as a pedicled graft for the reconstruction of oral mucosal defect
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- 1Department of OMFS, College of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University.
- 2Department of Oral Medicine, College of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University.
Abstract
- Various local flaps and distant flaps including tongue flap, palatal island flap, and buccal flap as well as skin grafts have been used for the reconstruction of oral mucosal defect. In the posterior region of oral cavity and the buccal cheek area , buccal fat pad can be used as a pedicled graft. The buccal fat pad is different from other subcutaneous fat tissue and it is easily accessible. There are many advantages in pedicled buccal fat pad graft for the closure of oral mucosal defect. The procedure is easy, there is no visible scar in the donor site, it is capable of reconstruction of various contour, and it has good viability. We had used buccal fat pad as a pedicled graft for the closure of oral mucosal defect after the excision of tumor and the oroantral fistula. From the results of these cases, we concluded that the use of the buccal fat pad flaps was worth of the consideration for the reconstruction of oral mucosal defect in the regions of the buccal cheek, and posterior oral cavity.
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