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Author(s) -
Fitzpatrick Barry N.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1976.tb02836.x
Subject(s) - cheek , tongue , ablation , mouth mucosa , medicine , dentistry , tumor ablation , closure (psychology) , biomedical engineering , surgery , pathology , economics , market economy
A bstract — Examples of full thickness mucosal grafts used in sulcoplasty and the closure of defects in the tongue and cheek following tumour ablation are shown and the techniques in their use are demonstrated. The problems and advantages in this are considered.