Local injection of corticosteroids with vestibuloplasty.
Triamcinolone acetonide was injected into the mucobuccal fold adjacent to the surgical site where a vestibuloplasty with mucosal grafting had been performed. Macroscopically, the mucobuccal folds of the experimental group were both softer than those of the control animals and exhibited less tendency toward regression in the depth of the vestibule. Microscopic examination revealed qualitative rather than quantitative changes in collagen formation.
D000818:Animals; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism; D004285:Dogs; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology / Q000637:transplantation; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology; D014727:Vestibuloplasty
D003094:Collagen; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide