Free grafts of palatal mucosa on the lingual aspect of the mandible. A report of two cases.
The importance of an adequate amount of keratinized and attached gingiva to maintain gingival health has been stressed by several authors (Friedman & Levine 1964, Lang & Löe 1972, Bernimoulin & Mühlemann 1973) and though the rationale for increasing the width of the gingiva applies equally well to both the lingual and the vestibular surfaces, only one report of a graft on the lingual aspect of the mandible in dentate patients has been found in the literature (Goldman & Cohen 1973). The object of this report is to describe the indications, the surgical procedure devised and the results obtained in two patients.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D006928:Hyoid Bone; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000637:transplantation*; D010159:Palate / Q000637:transplantation*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous