Repair of oroantral communications in the third molar region by random palatal flap

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 677-680

  Lee, J J ^a   Kok, S H ^a,b   Chang, H H ^a   Yang, P J ^c   Hahn, L J ^c   Kuo, Ying Shiung ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Greater palatine artery; Oroantral communication; Palatal rotation flap; Random flap

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL SURGERY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INFECTION; LIGATION; MALE; MAXILLA SINUSITIS; MAXILLARY SINUS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; MOUTH MUCOSA; PALATE; PATHOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROTATION; SAFETY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME; TISSUE FLAP; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH FISTULA; TOOTH INJURY; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0036915544     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/ijom.2001.0209     Document Type: Article

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