title: Reconstruction of the oral commissure.
abstract: A technical refinement for oral commissure reconstruction is presented. The oral commissure has an important role in oral sphincteric function. We use a combination of local skin flaps for soft tissue reconstruction and a pedicled tongue flap for intraoral lining, with satisfactory results. A case involving a large mucosal ulcer around the oral commissure, in which the excisional defect was repaired by this method, is presented.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takato
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ebihara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000637:transplantation; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014059:Tongue / Q000637:transplantation; D014456:Ulcer / Q000601:surgery*