title: A bilateral pediculated palatal periosteal connective tissue flap for coverage of large bone grafts in the anterior maxillary region.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Coverage of bone grafts is very important in reconstructive surgery. In edentulous alveolar ridges this coverage is particularly important for supporting dental prostheses. Here we present the case of a patient with a large deficient maxillary anterior region that was reconstructed with a bilateral palatal submucosal periosteal connective tissue flap: a soft tissue reserve for upper jaw reconstructive surgeries. The bilateral pediculated palatal periosteal connective tissue flap was used for coverage of a large bone graft in the anterior maxillary region.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Palatal submucosa can be used as a soft tissue reserve in upper jaw reconstructions.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor oral and maxillofacial surgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases Research Center, Faculty of dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Amin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rahpeyma
authors.forename: Saeedeh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khajeh Ahmadi
authors.forename: Vahid
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Reza Hosseini
authors.forename: Hamidreza
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Azimi
keywords: Bone graft; Reconstructive surgical procedures; Surgical flap