title: [Skin and mucosal grafts. Their place within preprosthetic surgery and implantology].
abstract: In preprosthetic surgery, both skin grafts and oral mucosal grafts can serve as a dressing for mucosal defects. Grafts from the palatal mucosa are better suited for reconstruction than skin grafts or oral mucosal grafts with another origin, because palatal grafts lack many of the disadvantages of all other types of grafts. The limitation of palatal mucosa to be used as grafting material is its availability. However, cultured palatal mucosa may offer a solution when large defects have to be covered.
authors.affiliation: Afdeling Mondziekten, Kaakchirurgie en Bijzondere Tandheelkunde van het Academisch Ziekenhuis te Groningen, postbus 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Raghoebar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vissink
mesh_terms: D002478:Cells, Cultured / Q000637:transplantation; D046508:Culture Techniques; D006801:Humans; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000637:transplantation*; D013516:Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D010159:Palate; D016038:Skin Transplantation