Bilateral oral commissurotomy using buccal mucosa flaps for management of microstomia: Report of a case

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1200-1203

  Mehra, Pushkar ^a   Caiazzo, Alfonso ^b   Bestgen, Susan ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CASE REPORT; CHEEK MUCOSA; GINGIVA DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSTOMIA; PLASTIC SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FLAP;

EID: 0031717256     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-2391(98)90771-6     Document Type: Article

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