The Management of OSMF using the Buccal Fat Pad with Collagen Membrane in Fibrotomy Defects
Vertika Dubey, Pooja Khokhar, Anjali Savita, Shaji Thomas, Indrajeet Raghuwanshi · 2024
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Vertika Dubey and co-authors try a cheek-fat repair for mouths stiffened by oral submucous fibrosis. The scarring disease, common where betel nut is chewed, steadily limits how wide the mouth opens, and flap repairs have drawbacks. Their method cuts the fibrous bands and fills the gap with the patient's own buccal fat pad covered by a collagen sheet.
Eight patients gained on average about 5.3 millimeters of mouth opening, and pain scores dropped clearly. No complications or relapses appeared over four months of follow-up. The authors call the repair a viable alternative, while cautioning that larger studies with longer follow-up are needed before the result can be generalized.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Vertika Dubey, Pooja Khokhar, Anjali Savita, Shaji Thomas, Indrajeet Raghuwanshi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 8 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |