A Surgical Technique for the Management of Suction Cup-Induced Palatal Perforation: A Technical Note
Published: July 1, 2015 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2015/.6209
Amin Rahpeyma, Saeedeh khajehahmadi
1. Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases Research Center, School of Dentistry, Mashhad University of
Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Dental Research Center, School of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences,
Mashhad, Iran.
Correspondence
Dr. Saeedeh khajehahmadi,
Dental Research Center of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences,Vakilabad Blvd, Mashhad, P.O. Box: 91735-984, Iran.
E-mail : khajehahmadis@mums.ac.ir, saeedeh.ahmady@yahoo.com
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.
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