Biomaterial Database

Immediate repair of the oroantral communication: a preventive dental procedure. 1981

R B Liposky

A two-layer sliding flap technique to repair an oroantral communication has been described. This procedure can be performed quickly and without special instrumentation. No additional regional anesthesia is necessary. It does not require reduction of the buccal plate and therefore preserves the integrity of the alveolus. Most importantly, this technique can reduce the incidence of oroantral fistula and subsequent secondary reparative operations.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009957	Oroantral Fistula	A fistula between the maxillary sinus and the oral cavity.	Fistula, Oroantral,Fistulas, Oroantral,Oroantral Fistulas
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D013524	Surgical Flaps	Tongues of skin and subcutaneous tissue, sometimes including muscle, cut away from the underlying parts but often still attached at one end. They retain their own microvasculature which is also transferred to the new site. They are often used in plastic surgery for filling a defect in a neighboring region.	Island Flap,Island Flaps,Flap, Surgical,Flaps, Surgical,Pedicled Flap,Surgical Flap,Flap, Island,Flap, Pedicled,Flaps, Island,Flaps, Pedicled,Pedicled Flaps
D014081	Tooth Extraction	The surgical removal of a tooth. (Dorland, 28th ed)	Extraction, Tooth,Extractions, Tooth,Tooth Extractions