title: Retention of a composite dressing for alveolopalatal wounds.
abstract: The benefits of a commercial periodontal dressing (eugenol versus noneugenol) in alveolopalatal wound closure are reviewed. Three techniques are presented to enhance the retention of a composite alveolopalatal dressing.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Mulliken
mesh_terms: D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010159:Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D010511:Periodontal Dressings; D013518:Surgery, Plastic
chemical_list: C033390:Coe-Pak