title: [Temporalis muscle flaps for coverage of intraoral defects following radical surgery for oral carcinoma].
abstract: The use of the temporalis muscle flap for reconstruction of intraoral defects is not a new procedure. In the oral and maxillofacial surgery clinic of Thessaloniki we have been using this muscular flap for the last three years. The results from the application of this method showed that the use of the temporalis muscle flap is preferable in comparison with the forehead skin flap which we were using in the past for the reconstruction of intra-oral defects left behind after excising large malignancies of the mouth and jaws.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lazaridis
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Karakasis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jordanidis
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Triantafillidou
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013703:Temporal Muscle / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Der Temporalismuskellappen zur Deckung von intraoralen Defekten nach Radikuläroperation von Mundhöhlenkarzinomen.