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- Title
Correction of a Mucogingival Defect Using an Implant-Retained Postoperative Stent in a Severely Resorbed Mandible: Case Report.
- Authors
de Melo, Luiz Gustavo Nascimento; Ciporkin, Frederico; Neto, José Sérgio Maia; de Almeida, Ana Lúcia Pompéia Fraga; Lopes, José Fernando Scarelli; Figueiredo, Caio Márcio; Nagata, Maria José Hitomi
- Abstract
This case report describes a technique that uses a palatal mucosal graft and an acrylic resin postoperative stent in an attempt to increase the layer of keratinized tissue around osseointegrated implants in an atrophic mandible. During second-stage surgery, a split-thickness labial flap is reflected and apically repositioned by being sutured onto the periosteum and connective tissue. A palatal mucosal graft is then sutured onto the recipient site. The stent is worn for at least 4 weeks following surgery. This procedure helps to eliminate mobility of the mucosa in the area, deepen the vestibule, and prevent muscle reinsertion.
- Subjects
PERIOSTEUM; OPERATIVE surgery; NERVE grafting; ACRYLIC resins; KERATIN; CONNECTIVE tissues
- Publication
International Journal of Periodontics & Restorative Dentistry, 2008, Vol 28, Issue 6, p616
- ISSN
0198-7569
- Publication type
Article