caa a22 4500 388086017 CHVBK 20180307125230.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e199909 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S0022215100145335 doi S0022215100145335 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S0022215100145335 The use of the pedicled buccal fat pad (BFP) and palatal rotating flaps in closure of oroantral communication and palatal defects [Elektronische Daten] The use of the buccal fat (BFP) and palatal rotating flaps for the closure of oro-antral communication and reconstruction of palatal defects was compared clinically. The BFP proved to be consistently successful in closing oro-antral fistulae and palatal defects resulting from tumour resection, preserving the normal anatomical architecture of the oral mucosa. No denuded area requiring secondary granulation was required as in the case of palatal flaps. In addition, no facial disfigurement was observed on the operated side. BFP is considered a reliable, convenient method for closure of palatal defects and closure of oro-antral communication. It can also be considered as a reliable back-up procedure in the event of failure of other techniques. Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999 Maxillary sinus nationallicence Oral fistula nationallicence Surgery, operative nationallicence El-Hakim Ibrahim E. Department of Dental Medicine, Bab El-Sheria University Hospital of Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. El-Fakharany Abdel Magid Department of Dental Medicine, Bab El-Sheria University Hospital of Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology Cambridge University Press 113/9(1999-09), 834-838 0022-2151 113:9<834 1999 113 JLO https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215100145335 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215100145335 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- El-Hakim Ibrahim E. Department of Dental Medicine, Bab El-Sheria University Hospital of Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- El-Fakharany Abdel Magid Department of Dental Medicine, Bab El-Sheria University Hospital of Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- The Journal of Laryngology & Otology Cambridge University Press 113/9(1999-09), 834-838 0022-2151 113:9<834 1999 113 JLO CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge