Posteriorly based, lateral lingual flaps for alveolar cleft bone graft coverage.
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.
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*