The Versatility of the Tongue Flap in the Closure of Palatal Fistula

Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction

Anil Desai¹  Y.S. Rai¹  Sathish M.S. Vasishta²  Gopal Krishnan¹ 

[1] Division of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Craniofacial Unit & Research Centre, S.D.M. College of Dental Sciences, Sattur, Dharwad, Karnataka, India;Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Craniofacial Surgery, Mangalore, India

关键词: tongue flap;    palatal fistula;    speech intelligibility;    hyper nasality;    nasal emission;    complication;   

DOI  :  10.1055/s-0032-1313352

学科分类：口腔科学

来源: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

【 摘 要 】

Aims Tongue flaps were introduced for intraoral reconstruction by Lexer in 1909. A retrospective study was performed in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, S.D.M. College of Dental Sciences (Dharwad, India), to assess the use of tongue flap in closure of palatal fistula.

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