Use of a buccinator musculomucosal flap in implant surgery: a case report.
Primary wound closure is difficult in the posterior mandible when insufficient soft tissue is available. Primary wound closure using a buccinator musculomucosal flap after implant placement and guided bone regeneration was performed in a patient with an atrophic alveolar ridge in the posterior mandible. Implants were placed at the bone level of neighboring teeth to protect the inferior alveolar nerve, and exposed threads were covered using guided bone regeneration. A posterior-based buccinator musculomucosal flap was raised and placed over the alveolar crest, which resulted in a satisfactory clinical outcome.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Section of Dentistry, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
Young-Kyun
YK
Kim
Pil-Young
PY
Yun
D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods; D001861:Bone Regeneration / Q000502:physiology; D018786:Bone Substitutes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D002610:Cheek / Q000601:surgery; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods; D015921:Dental Implants; D005152:Facial Muscles / Q000637:transplantation*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005893:Gingivoplasty / Q000379:methods; D016557:Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000637:transplantation*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000637:transplantation*; D060053:Transplant Donor Site / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D018786:Bone Substitutes; D015921:Dental Implants; D008567:Membranes, Artificial