title: Grafting of the buccal fat pad into palatal defects.
abstract: Grafting of the buccal fat pad was performed in combination with lyophilized porcine dermis in six cases of palatal defects. The use of lyophilized porcine dermis not only simplified the surgical procedure but also permitted a proper prosthetic rehabilitation. This technique proved to have more advantages for palatal defects.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fujimura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nagura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Enomoto
mesh_terms: D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000601:surgery; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000637:transplantation*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001684:Biological Dressings; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000601:surgery; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D009957:Oroantral Fistula / Q000601:surgery; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D010159:Palate / Q000601:surgery*