Vestibuloplasty covering titanium mesh with grafted free gingiva on anterior mandible: technical report and rationale
10.5125/jkaoms.2019.45.6.369
- Author:
Jeong Kui KU
1
;
Dae Ho LEEM
Author Information
1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry and Institute of Oral Bioscience, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk National University Hospital, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea. idisho@jbnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Technical Report
- Keywords:
Gingiva;
Removable partial denture;
Titanium;
Vestibuloplasty
- MeSH:
Denture, Partial, Removable;
Gingiva;
Humans;
Mandible;
Mucous Membrane;
Titanium;
Transplants;
Vestibuloplasty
- From:Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
2019;45(6):369-373
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
This paper describes a patient with an insufficient vestibular depth for a removable partial denture who underwent vestibuloplasty with a free gingival graft using a titanium mesh in the anterior mandible. Free gingiva was harvested from the palatal mucosa, and a partial thickness flap was elevated at the recipient site. After minimal suturing for the graft, a titanium mesh was fixed over the graft. The mesh was removed four weeks after surgery. The patient obtained an adequate vestibular depth and keratinized gingiva eight weeks after surgery without any complications. In this case, an appropriate vestibular depth and keratinized gingiva were easily obtained by vestibuloplasty using a titanium mesh.
