The composite palatal island flap: modification of an existing technique to reconstruct the maxillary alveolus

Palatal submucosal flaps have been used for a long time to reconstruct the alveolus.1 Although there have been great advances in tissue engineering recently, autogenous bone remains the "gold standard" to treat atrophy of the ridge.2 We describe a new technique to reconstruct the hard and soft tissues of the maxillary alveolus simultaneously, by incorporating an island of palatine bone into a submucosal flap.

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