Reconstruction Of Oral And Maxillofacial Defects Using Temporal Muscle Flap.
- Author:
Chan Yong BAE
1
;
Soon Jung HWANG
Author Information
1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Oral Health Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Medical College, Korea. sjhwang59@lycos.co.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Temporal muscle flap;
Maxillofacial reconstruction.
- MeSH:
Postoperative Complications;
Temporal Muscle*
- From:Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
2002;28(1):69-73
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Temporal muscle flap is usefull for the reconstruction of tissue defect at the oral and maxillofacial area. This article reports 3 cases of temporal muscle flap for the soft tissue reconstruction of infraorbital, palatal and mandibular retromolar area after tumor ablation. The advantages and disadvantage, postoperative complications and technical variations were reviewed and our 3 cases were evaluated in this aspects.
