title: Dermal graft--a versatile technique for oral surgery.
abstract: This is the first report of dermal grafting to the oral cavity for vestibuloplasty and lingual reconstruction. A 3 1/2-year follow-up of patients suggests that it is a useful, well-tolerated technique. The method of obtaining the dermal graft is simple and results in much less morbidity to the patient than does the split-thickness skin graft. It survives as a true tissue transplant and undergoes self-epithelization. Histologic sections show that metaplasia of the graft leads to tissue resembling normal mucosa.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000637:transplantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible; D008437:Maxilla; D008875:Middle Aged; D009055:Mouth / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014059:Tongue / Q000601:surgery; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014727:Vestibuloplasty