Primary Closure of Oroantral Communication Using Pedicled Buccal Fat Pad Following Maxillary Cyst Enucleation

Abstract Odontogenic keratocyst (OKC) is a clinically aggressive developmental odontogenic cyst with a high recurrence rate as 62%. Oroantral communication (OAC) is a gateway through the maxillary sinus and the oral cavity, which, if not treated, will develop into oroantral fistula or chronical sinus diseases. Different methods for closure of OAC were described but only few of them have common usage. In recent years, the use of a pedicled buccal fat pad (BFP) in closure of large oroantral defects has been become popular. In our patient, the OAC resulted from the surgical removal of OKC was closed with BFP. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Yusuf Emes, DDS, PhD, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Istanbul University 34093 Çapa, Istanbul, Turkey; E-mail: yusufemes@yahoo.com Received 27 July, 2017 Accepted 21 September, 2017 The authors report no conflicts of interest. © 2017 by Mutaz B. Habal, MD.

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