title: Posteriorly based, lateral lingual flaps for alveolar cleft bone graft coverage.
abstract: The use of posteriorly based, lateral lingual flaps for primary oral coverage of alveolar cleft grafts is reported. These flaps offer dependable vascularity, versatility, and viable augmentation of tissue-deficient areas while avoiding the sacrifice of covering tissue from already scarred lips or maxillary surfaces.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000002:abnormalities; D000543:Alveoloplasty / Q000379:methods*; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010027:Osteotomy; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014059:Tongue / Q000637:transplantation*