Open AccessOral reconstruction with submental flap
Author(s) -
Amin Rahpeyma,
Saeedeh Khajehahmadi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
annals of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2231-0746
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0746.119224
Subject(s) - medicine , oral cavity , surgery , blood supply , basal cell , dentistry , pathology
Submental flap is a useful technique for reconstruction of medium to large oral cavity defects. Hair bearing nature of this flap in men makes it less appropriate. Therefore, deepithelialized variant is introduced to overcome the problem of hair with this flap. Recently, application of this flap has been introduced in maxillofacial trauma patients.