Open AccessManagement of Large Oroantral Fistulas Caused by Medication-Related Osteonecrosis with the Combined Sequestrectomy, Buccal Fat Pad Flap and Platelet-Rich Fibrin
Author(s) -
Alparslan Esen,
Şebnem Akkülah
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery/journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.293
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0974-942X
pISSN - 0972-8279
DOI - 10.1007/s12663-019-01278-x
Subject(s) - medicine , platelet rich fibrin , buccal fat pad , oral and maxillofacial surgery , fistula , fibrin glue , surgery , otorhinolaryngology , osteonecrosis of the jaw , buccal administration , plastic surgery , dentistry , fibrin , sinusitis , bisphosphonate , osteoporosis , immunology
The aim of this retrospective study was to describe the efficacy of management of bisphosphonate-related maxillary osteonecrosis, which had resulted in an oroantral fistula formation, by performing sequestrectomy, platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) and buccal fat pad (BFP) flap.