title: A Surgical Technique for the Management of Suction Cup-Induced Palatal Perforation: A Technical Note.
abstract: Suction cap-induced palatal perforation is uncommon today. In the surgical management of such a complication, the surgeon should consider the large bony defect hidden behind the small slit in the palatal mucosa. In this article a case is presented,in which a combination of anteriorly based inferior turbinate flap and posteriorly based palatal submucosal flap solved the problem properly. The advantages of this technique are two-layer closure and predictability of the technique.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases Research Center, School of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Mashhad, Iran .
authors.forename: Amin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rahpeyma
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Dental Research Center, School of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Mashhad, Iran .
authors.forename: Saeedeh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khajehahmadi
keywords: Inferior turbinate flap; Palatal fistula; Palatal flap