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Double-Layer Closure Technique Using Buccal and Palatal Flaps for Oroantral Fistula
Sponsor: Tanta University
Summary
A prospective clinical case series was conducted involving twelve patients with oroantral fistulas ≥5 mm in diameter. Closure was performed using split-thickness buccal and palatal mucosal flaps with a subepithelial palatal connective tissue graft rotated to cove the bony defect and sutured to the buccal periosteum as the first layer, then the buccal mucosa sutured with the palatal one . Clinical evaluations were conducted at regular intervals over a 3-month postoperative period, assessing wound healing, fistula recurrence, pain, facial edema, infection, and donor site morbidity.
Official title: Double-Layer Closure of Oroantral Fistula Using Buccal Split-Thickness and Palatal Subepithelial Connective Tissue Flaps
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
Any - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
12
Start Date
2025-07-28
Completion Date
2025-12-30
Last Updated
2025-09-29
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Closure was performed using split-thickness buccal and palatal mucosal flaps with a subepithelial palatal connective tissue graft
Closure was performed using split-thickness buccal and palatal mucosal flaps with a subepithelial palatal connective tissue graft rotated to cove the bony defect and sutured to the buccal periosteum as the first layer, then the buccal mucosa sutured with the palatal one . Clinical evaluations were conducted at regular intervals over a 3-month postoperative period, assessing wound healing, fistula recurrence, pain, facial edema, infection, and donor site morbidity.
Locations (1)
faculty of dentistry, Tanta university
Tanta, Egypt