title: Intraoral application of hyperdry amniotic membrane to surgically exposed bone surface.
abstract: Hyperdry amniotic membrane, a novel preservable material derived from the human amnion, has been introduced clinically in ophthalmology and other fields. This membrane is available as a wound dressing material for surgical wounds of the tongue and buccal mucosa but has not been used on wounds of the alveolar mucosa. This paper reports 2 cases in which intraoral alveolar wounds with bone exposure were successfully treated with the use of hyperdry amniotic membrane: a 74-year-old woman with gingival leukoplakia of the edentulous mandible, and a 43-year-old man who underwent vestibuloplasty of the reconstructed mandible. The results indicate that the hyperdry amniotic membrane is a useful dressing material, not only for soft tissue wounds, but also for exposed bone in the oral cavity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences for Research, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan; Department of Regenerative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences for Research, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan. Electronic address: tsuno@med.u-toyama.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsuno
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences for Research, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan.
authors.forename: Naoya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences for Research, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan.
authors.forename: Chieko
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.affiliation: Department of Regenerative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences for Research, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan.
authors.forename: Motonori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okabe
authors.affiliation: Department of Regenerative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences for Research, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan.
authors.forename: Chika
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Koike
authors.affiliation: Department of Regenerative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences for Research, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.affiliation: Department of Regenerative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences for Research, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nikaido
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences for Research, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan.
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noguchi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000650:Amnion; D001684:Biological Dressings; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous; D007972:Leukoplakia, Oral / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D014727:Vestibuloplasty; D014945:Wound Healing