Bilateral vestibuloplasty utilizing palatal soft tissue grafts in an HIV-positive patient.
The dental treatment of HIV-positive individuals has undergone a change from the management of HIV-associated oral lesions to routine comprehensive dental care. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report in which palatal soft tissue grafts were used for vestibuloplasty in an HIV-positive patient with a shallow mandibular vestibule. No adverse sequelae were seen during follow-up.
Kolhatkar
Shilpa
S
University of Detroit Mercy, School of Dentistry, Mich., USA.
Mason
Suzanne
S
Winkler
James R
JR
Bhola
Monish
M
D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000637:transplantation; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D021362:Palate, Hard / Q000601:surgery; D014727:Vestibuloplasty / Q000379:methods*