Sublingual gland flap for soft tissue reconstruction of oral defects

Recent reports have shown that reconstruction with a salivary gland flap is effective in the repair of postoperative defects in the head and neck.1,2 Although unusual, it is a simple procedure, as tissue is harvested from the same surgical field, and grafting is usually good with no severe complications. A submandibular gland flap is usually chosen, but because it is harvested with an extraoral incision, it is rarely used in intraoral operations, and reconstruction can be achieved using intraoral procedures alone.

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