The Feasibility of Buccal Pad Fat XXXX in Oral Reconstruction Based on Clinical Experience in a Governmental Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt.

@entity1 @entity154 @entity14705 @entity1912 @entity2419
OBJECTIVE:     The purpose of this study was to evaluate the pedicled buccal fat pad @entity1912 for its applicability in the reconstruction of surgically created oral defects. We highlighted the technique of @entity1912 harvesting, its different applications, and limitations. DESIGN:     Prospective analysis of @entity1 with @entity154 repaired by the buccal fat pad @entity1912 . SETTING:     Institutional center. @entity1 / @entity1 :     Twenty-nine @entity1 with surgical @entity2419 , @entity14705 , lower gingiva, retromolar region, oral floor, and temporomandibular joint. INTERVENTIONS:     Pedicled buccal fat pad @entity1912 for treatment of small to medium-sized @entity154 . OUTCOME MEASURES:     @entity1 had repair using a pedicled buccal fat pad @entity1912 between 2012 and 2014. @entity1 ' photographs and clinical records were collected. The technique of @entity1912 harvesting, its advantages, and its drawbacks are described in this study. RESULTS:     @entity1 were followed up over a mean period of 13.7 months to check @entity1912 viability, competent repair, and donor site function and aesthetics. Complete epithelialization was observed within 4 to 6 weeks postoperatively according to the extent of the defect. All @entity1 showed uneventful healing without complications. CONCLUSIONS:     Buccal fat pad @entity1912 proved to be feasible for the reconstruction of surgically induced proximal small to medium-sized defects and can be extended to the palate, mandible, mouth angle, and temporomandibular joint region. Further research using preoperative computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging for evaluation of the size of the buccal fat pad is needed when reconstructing large distal defects.
