title: A technique for functional and aesthetic reconstruction of the oral commissure and buccal mucosa.
abstract: Oral mucosal lesions such as hyperkeratosis can enlarge and involve adjacent anatomic structures. Surgical treatment may cause significant morbidity in terms of loss of function due to scarring and compromised aesthetics due to failure to restore the original muscle anatomy and overlying soft tissue. The authors present a case of hyperkeratosis of the oral commissure and buccal mucosa, which was successfully reconstructed by using vermilion myomucosal flap and A-T advancement.
authors.affiliation: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi 110002, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jhamb
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mohanty
mesh_terms: D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005152:Facial Muscles / Q000637:transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007972:Leukoplakia, Oral / Q000601:surgery*; D008046:Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000601:surgery* / Q000637:transplantation; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013536:Suture Techniques